guys

plural of guy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of guys Those guys proceeded to score three goals Thursday. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 And these guys are delivering, which is huge. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 Even when stuff was going wrong, guys were taking accountability and going out there and trying to be better the next shift. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Rescue organizations sometimes position themselves as the good guys, swooping in to save animals from certain doom in shelters. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025 But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Those guys will grind that quickness, so their game will look different than the other lines. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025 One of the guys in my house was laying down downstairs and then just passed out. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guys
Noun
  • Jon Pike, a philosophy professor at The Open University in England, argued that an open category should be created for transgender athletes to avoid any potential unfairness from biological males competing against girls and women.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • According to the last national census in India, carried out in 2011, Shahjahanpur had about 872 females for every 1000 males, a wider gap than a national average already imbalanced.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And while Sturm offers a small group of men’s options (the Face Cream Men doubles as an after-shave soother), some of her male clientele seem content to buy the primary unisex line.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Steelers-Bengals game presents an incredible nod to human potential, and a great chance to see two old dudes – both of whom just happen to be Super Bowl-winning QBs like Brady and Brees – duke it out.
    Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Teoscar, one of the great dudes in the game.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wiser people don’t just look away from things that are unpleasant, especially not when the stakes are high.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, a stranger will come to town that will shake things up for Sharon and recontextualize both her past and her present.
    Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Mid-Century Modern follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age (Lane, Bomer, Graham) who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother (Lavin).
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This latest installment opens on a crisp autumn in Shady Hollow as creatures prepare for the annual Harvest Festival.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Tudyk brings his vocal versatility to the movie as The Sweet-Toed Toad, one of the story’s most peculiar creatures.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cohen, 57, delved into the personal lives of Plemons, his Bugonia costar Emma Stone and their director Yorgos Lanthimos.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley even slept on the hotel room floor.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The study analyzed stool samples from 2,509 individuals, linking their microbiome data with electronic health records containing up to five years of prescription history.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some businesses have sponsored people to do the plunge, while others sign up as individuals.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025

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