bays 1 of 2

plural of bay

bays

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bay

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bays
Noun
Yet the bigger story sits inside the facility’s simulator bays. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 This sense of place, of Mallorca, its bays, clouds, Rafa’s family, his sense of ease with them, or his playing with his little son, make for some of the strongest impacts in the series. John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds. Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 This hamlet is Liguria reduced to its essence, with a coastline flanked by the requisite colored stone fishermen’s houses, and tranquil bays—Prelo, Trelo, and Pomaro--rimmed by sand and pebble beaches. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Completing the estate is an attached three-car garage, with one of the bays equipped with a custom security station. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 Paddleboard or kayak through quiet bays, swim at sandy beaches, rent a boat, join a sunset cruise, or relax at waterfront parks. Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026 Officials have also reviewed currents, tides, wind conditions and possible drift patterns, and checked local beaches, bays, inlets and other coastal areas. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 July 2026 On their soft opening night, Willey thought the kids had more fun at the bays playing games than the adults did. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Verb
According to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Pancake was recently spotted in the South Shore Estuary Reserve bays off of Long Island. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bays
Noun
  • But the island’s class divide isn’t just about dirt bike races for glory and bonfire fistfights anymore.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The program rehired Rich Rodriguez, who sparked those 2000s glory days and had the Mountaineers one win away from the BCS title game in 2007, to get the program back on track.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
  • In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • At night, the coyote howls echo through the development keeping residents awake.
    N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This is the sort of pure 1980s batshit monologue that prompts both oh-my-Lord gasps and howls of laughter, and Neill nails the whole thing.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • His flagship restaurant in Oakland’s Temescal district, Burdell, has won a number of accolades – snagging first place in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 restaurants list for 2025 and also Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year for 2024.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Miller is a future Hall of Fame defensive end who has two first team All-Pro nods under his many accolades.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Man yells in shocking exchange during Tupac trial Shakur's lung ultimately collapsed and began bleeding and was later removed by doctors during emergency surgery.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Boos against opponents and bad referees and yells at your side to do better was the Spirit moving you to testify.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • If consumers are inclined to believe a company behaved badly, the distinction between firing and non-renewal disappears.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That distinction is what policy is for — and what the AI copyright debate still too often misses.
    David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And then there’s the sad, as when Earle cries about her breakup or reveals that her mother was diagnosed with cancer while Alix was competing on Dancing With the Stars.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Pfeiffer received critical acclaim for her TV performances this year in Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Paramount+’s The Madison.
    Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Anderson has garnered critical and mainstream acclaim in recent years thanks to dramatic and comedic turns including The Last Showgirl — which got her a Golden Globe nomination — and the Naked Gun reboot from Paramount.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

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