tube
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She used a mallet to pound a metal tube into the rocky sand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Dr Wendy Aubrey, a senior anaesthetist, had intubated Preston – that is inserted a small tube into his throat to get oxygen to his lungs.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Maybe the youths’ next analog status symbol could be a cathode-ray tube.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
I had pasta, two tins of anchovies and an unopened tube of tomato pasta ready inside my cabinet.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
“The American embassy, before it closes for the day. It’s about two kilometers away. I’m not certain if the tube is running.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing tube
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