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jug

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jug
Noun
The majority of consumers (62 percent) surveyed believe that microplastics mainly originate from the degradation of larger macroplastics—like water bottles and milk jugs— breaking down into small particles. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025 Other seasonal activities offered at the farm include a wagon ride to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch and an 80-foot slide made of recycled milk jugs. Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
The key to jugging's success is surprise and timing. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 Sure, jugging a mom-and-coach role isn’t always smooth. Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug
Noun
  • Yamamoto is also the first pitcher since Curt Schilling to throw consecutive complete games in a postseason.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • While Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a one-run complete game in a historic outing for Los Angeles at the Rogers Centre, all eyes were on superstar Shohei Ohtani after he was booed and taunted by the Toronto crowd in Game 1.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now, there's no possibility a bar owner will lose their license or face jail time.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The prosecution opposed the request, arguing that jail clothing assists with safety and identification.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Someone occasionally passed out and had to be carried to his room; others drank on the patio where there was camaraderie but no close friendships because their primary interactions were with their bottles.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Add these ingredients into a spray bottle to spray on the tile.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Portlaoise Prison, which is in the center of Ireland, is a nineteenth-century penitentiary built like a fortress—a one-star establishment, at best.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • If found guilty of a level 5 felony, Sanchez could be imprisoned anywhere from one to six years at an Indiana penitentiary and fined up to $10,000, according to the Indiana Code.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mike, beginning in Sunday’s first episode, must confront the limitations of his power when his younger brother Kyle (Taylor Handley) is imprisoned.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Some of them have been called, held to account and even imprisoned.
    Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And the person who poured the beverage is revealed to be someone disguised in a giant Dunkin’ cup.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That’ll be a lot for chiliheads to sample, but a portion of the proceeds from each tasting kit purchased ($15 for eight sample cups) always supports a local cause.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sylvester Stallone has an unexpected pick for which of his films shouldn't be sentenced to cryo-prison.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • He was sentenced to life in prison without parole that July, per the Detroit Free Press.
    Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024

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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jug. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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