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Recent Examples of guy Many of these guys are making more per pitch than the fan earns per year — while paying $9 for a stadium beer, $7 for a hot dog and $6 for peanuts. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2025 The Milwaukee Bucks look set to piece things together at small forward this season, using a mix of different guys to cover the spot. Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 This is a guy who has been a team captain for a long time, exemplary character, all of that. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 Connor works his way through a receiving line of other white guys in black shirts, then tries to convince us that Kendall Kaylor Caley Connor sounds like the name of a law firm. Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for guy
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Noun
  • Once there, officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.
    Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
  • Smoke Were in the military Were exposed to heavy metals or pesticides Have a family member with ALS Are male A neurologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases of the brain and nervous system) can diagnose ALS.
    Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • It has been shown to reduce anxiety levels and physiologic stress, which can help a person relax and improve rest or sleep patterns.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
  • The person jumped into the water on the 100 block of North Water Street at about 10:44 p.m. on July 20, the department said in an email.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.
    Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • After the three tragedies, authorities found the fourth brother, Fritz, and pulled him from fighting duties to prevent the family from losing all four men in the war.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 24 July 2025
  • The wear and tear of a job that devours men in their 30s.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Further blurring the line between fact and fiction, at a cocktail party in the sequel Stark bumps into tech-titan Larry Ellison and races a car in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, a real-life auto race for gentlemen drivers.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Jannik Sinner, the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champion, generated $9.1 million in media impact value.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Businesses have employees who have built lives, sometimes across generations, in their hometowns and cities.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Pictures of Iris the dog, who struggles with shelter life.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The series, which has yet to receive a title, will see Newfoundland play Newfoundland as the rugged and picturesque Atlantic ocean provides the backdrop for the hunt for a sea creature.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
  • But then appeared on the road a living creature whose intent my driver could not understand: a cow.
    Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

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“Guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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