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
• Some of the best discounts are on Amazon and $25 or under.
  — Allison Cacich, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2024
• The compost can be applied at any time, over or under the mulch.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• Cook your steak over coals, in a covered gas grill, in a cast-iron pan on the stove or under the broiler.
  — David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
• Cook your steak over coals, in a covered gas grill, in a cast-iron pan on the stove or under the broiler.
  — David Tanis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
• 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
• Make ghosts from scrap fabric or old bedsheets, and hang the spooky ghouls from trees in your yard or under your porch.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Once the kids are done climbing, the toy folds flat for easy storage inside a closet or under a bed.
  — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 18 May 2024
• 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
• Scores of sunbathers splayed on towels or under beach tents.
  — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
• So far, officials have said the plane is on or under budget.
  — Doug Cameron, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• To dress it up add a light jean jacket or blazer, or wear your cutout top with a denim skirt or under a vest if the cutout is on the chest.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 24 May 2024
• To access the rod, use a socket wrench on the anode rod hex head located on top of the water heater or under the top plate.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
• Children aged 5 or under get into the fair for free daily.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2024
• Will it be upheld by the voice of the people or under minded by corruption?
  — Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Water well and position the growing containers in a sunny window or under a grow light.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
• It’s usually injected into a vein, muscle, or under the skin.
  — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024