the tube

Example Sentences

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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

Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it’s very hard to get it back in,” Trennert wrote.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Segura, the nurse, removed the tube from my arm and pressed a cotton ball to the needle prick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

When the light on the wall changes to green, he sends the tube forward into the tunnel.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty