dummy

Example Sentences

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Start with a prompt asking for a dummy version.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

But none matched 21st-plus prop Rhys Carre, whose dummy, dart and dance to the line for Wales against Ireland was one of the scores of the Six Nations, continuing his backline side-hustle.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Falsified documents were used to hide the trail to China, and non-working "dummy" replica servers were kept in stock to fool auditors, according to the indictment.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

She wished she’d paid more attention in health class, when that nurse had come in with a rubber dummy and showed how to do that artificial perspiration stuff.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech