the tube
Example Sentences
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Without proper treatment, the lining of the esophagus, which is the tube that carries food and water to your stomach, can be badly damaged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Maybe the tube just irritated something, I thought.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
This trapped air keeps water from filling the tube, which prevents it from becoming heavy and sinking.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
Then on the last day of shooting in Papua New Guinea the tube driver and the movie star took a walk along a remote beach.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
He could see a yellow stain on her arm around where the tube went in and little purple bruises all the way along the inside of her elbow.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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