// url matches
VerbalExpressions *tester = [[[[[[[[VerEX() startOfLine] then:@"http"] maybe:@"s"] then:@"://"] maybe:@"www."] anythingBut:@" "] range:@[@"a",@"e"]] endOfLine];

NSString *testMe = @"https://www.google.com/";
if( [tester test:testMe] ){
    NSLog(@"We have a correct URL ");
}else{
    NSLog(@"The URL is incorrect");
}

// replace string
NSString *replaceMe = @"Replace bird with a duck";
tester = [VerEX() find:@"bird"];
NSString *result = [tester replace:replaceMe by:@"duck"];
NSLog(@"result = %@",result);

// shorthand for string replace
result = [[VerEX() find:@"red"] replace:@"We have a red house" by:@"blue"];
NSLog(@"result = %@",result);