tube
Example Sentences
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A spindly plastic tube extended from my forehead to the “Eye Spa” machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
If bacteria stop growing, the antibiotic in that tube is effective.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
The system then uses optical imaging to monitor bacterial growth in each tube.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Once upon a time, information arrived printed on paper, rolled into a tube, and tossed through the air to arrive on a lawn or doorstep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
She rolled up the scroll and slid it into the tube that the hawk wore like a pack, settled on his back between his wings.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing tube
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Least Presidential Vocabulary Used by Presidential Candidates during the GOP Debate (Sept. 16, 2015)
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