sub

Example Sentences

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"He's tiny! It's blue!" one excited scientist was recorded as saying when she first caught sight of the cerulean cephalopod on footage transmitted from the sub.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But to see Phil Foden coming on in a cup final, it felt like a charity sub to get him on the pitch.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

A second Iranian warship took refuge in Sri Lanka's waters after the sub attack.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

One sub plays the quarry and the other helps hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The sub looks at Shay and shakes her head, but kids are already laughing, so what’s the difference?

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt