auxiliary

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, the company said "a leak of drilling fluid was identified in two auxiliary lines" connecting the drilling rig to a well about 175 kilometers offshore.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

According to the Geneva Conventions, to which Russia is a party, former POWs can’t be employed on active military service, only in auxiliary roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

A recent study in the Journal of Hepatology describes the first successful auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig into a living human.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

That changed to VCL in 2022, with "services auxiliary to waterborne transport" and "rental of water transport equipment" added.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

I’d told and retold Miss Sadie's last story and what I’d learned from Hattie Mae's news auxiliary to Lettie and Ruthanne.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool