How to Use or under in a Sentence

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• The deadline for being at or under the cap is March 13, the first day of the new league year.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• This could be in a closet or under a box in a dark room.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• The boys were not in an Israeli prison, or dead in the West Bank, or under the rubble in Gaza.
  — Rozina Ali, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
• The goal was to safely get the hurt man down in four minutes or under.
  — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2023
• The compost can be applied at any time, over or under the mulch.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• The line has been set at over or under 2 minutes and 2 seconds.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2023
• Wear this one on its own or under makeup as a primer to get your glow on all year round.
  — Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• Wear it on its own or under sweaters, vests, or dresses.
  — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2023
• Hold the sugar between your teeth or under your tongue and sip the coffee through it.
  — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The best pieces can be worn over or under other garments.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• About one in five users were 19 years or under, as of December.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
• At least five of them, including the boy killed on Thursday, were age 14 or under.
  — Tia Goldenberg and Isaac Scharf, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
• Residents can enjoy the view of Lake Michigan from the sandy shore or under shade of the pavilion.
  — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
• Bags were also replete with foxtails, and slung across the body or under the shoulder.
  — Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 21 Feb. 2023
• Styles from Nike, New Balance, and Adidas are all $100 or under.
  — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
• The clock will always stop when there is no play at or under 2 minutes left in the second and fourth quarters.
  — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
• So far, officials have said the plane is on or under budget.
  — Doug Cameron, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• The bench, for example, had five players aged 19 or under, with one of them — Trey Nyoni — aged just 16.
  — Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
• There is no wrong way to do the Caribbean, whether your interests are above or under the waves, onshore or off.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
• And from a selling point of view, close to 90% of homeowners in the Portland area have 3% or under interest rates.
  — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
• To ensure your daffodils get full sun exposure in the spring, plant the bulbs in open spaces or under trees that lose their leaves each year.
  — Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
• This is true whether your land is located under the dam or under the resulting lake.
  — Rob Johnson, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
• Some of the code categorizes whether children may be over or under 13.
  — WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
• The swivel mop head moves in all directions and gets to those tough spots under couches, the table, or under your bed.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• This will ensure it's cooked through without being over or under cooked.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2023
• The lightweight cardigan can be worn solo, layered over a T-shirt, or under a leather jacket this fall.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• No organs should be touched and no fat should be inserted into or under the muscles in the buttocks.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
• Of that, about $2.1 billion came from users 12 or under who are not permitted on such platforms under the terms of service, the study found.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
• Cooked over or under a live flame, protein or vegetables are basted with a marinade that turns into a glaze and coats the food.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
• These fridges fit snugly into your kitchen island or under your counter.
  — Hunter Boyce, ajc, 17 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024