How to Use dub in a Sentence

dub

verb
  • The couple launched a food trailer in 2015 and dubbed it La Pote-Ria.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • Just put these two in a movie together, dub it The Book of Megan, and call it a day.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Our experts dubbed it one of the best pellet grills, as well.
    — John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It’s dubbed as a romance story, but there’s just so much life in it.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The two-game series, dubbed the Seoul Series, will be held Wednesday and Thursday.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
  • That is, until the 'sister' palette, dubbed ‘The Neutrals,’ entered the scene.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • They were dubbed the Ten Percenters to match the population of African Americans at the time.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The event, dubbed Bockfest, was meant to celebrate both the coming of spring and Over-the-Rhine's brewing heritage.
    — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The California Chamber of Commerce has dubbed the bill a job-killer.
    — Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Things go awry when he’s presumed dead and a replacement clone, dubbed Mickey 8, tries to take his place.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
  • No one would be dubbed or would be pretending to play an instrument.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Its first vehicle, dubbed the Model A, is a street-legal car that can ride on roads and park in a standard parking space.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 4 July 2023
  • The suites belong to what the store has dubbed the Fifth Avenue Club and is dedicated to private-client shopping and styling services.
    — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The fires, dubbed the Tyee Ridge complex, sparked Thursday, officials said.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • While Plummer did record songs for the film, his vocals were ultimately dubbed over by Bill Lee.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This was the giddy box-office event dubbed Barbenheimer.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Apple’s headset, dubbed Vision Pro, has been rumored for years and was announced in June 2023.
    — Mike Williams, wsj.com, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Another group lives in a Beverly Hills home dubbed the Clubhouse.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
  • My family dubbed this pie the star of the dessert spread, a high honor when competing with my grandma’s famous lemon squares.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 26 June 2023
  • The set surges back up the list following its deluxe reissue on March 22 (dubbed the Guts [Spilled] edition) with five additional tracks.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The recent debut of an urban resort dubbed the Bardo in Savannah brings the highest per-night rate ever to the city.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
  • The fire, dubbed the Boulder fire, has burned over 60 acres in a heavily forested area on steep slopes, officials said Sunday.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 9 July 2023
  • By this point, the session had already gone into overtime, and the new draft, dubbed the U.A.E. Consensus, was quickly adopted.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Every meal begins with a small flute of champagne fittingly dubbed the Tinker toast.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Even more, this bag has earned high marks from Travel + Leisure editors, who dubbed it the best overall choice in their hardside luggage test.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Women at a California prison dubbed the ‘rape club’ now worry where they’ll be transferred.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The film will be available both in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Here, four locals take on the plum assignment of picking their favorite stops in the city many lovingly dub Sacratomato.
    — Leilani Marie Labong, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The coda most frequently issued by members of Unit R, which has been dubbed 1+1+3, has a cha-cha-esque rhythm and might be rendered in English as click . . .
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • One model—which Google later dubbed Lyria—was just emerging from the lab, and Mohan and his colleagues were beginning to ponder how to put it to use.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024

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