bucket

Example Sentences

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Bucket shop patrons were positioned heavily for Amalgamated to rise, so the proprietors shorted the stock “to establish as low a quotation as possible,” the Journal wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In 2007, “The Bucket List,” a movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman about two terminally ill men and their quest to live life to its fullest during their final days, was released.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Bucket Listers founder Andy Lederman says the demand for this experience has “surpassed every expectation” that the company had.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

She compared the "deliciously desperate" new show, and its leading woman, to being like "a Hyacinth Bucket for 2025".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Mr. and Mrs. Bucket came in and stood at the foot of the bed, watching Charlie.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl