jerry
Example Sentences
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Fellow tourist Vladislav, who arrived by road from the Russian region of Krasnodar, said he had brought jerry cans filled with petrol in case he was unable to find fuel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
People bought five-gallon jerry cans, filled them, and bought more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
A child lugs a jerry can half his size full of water.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
They sat and rested and drank the last of their good water and left the plastic jerry jug standing in the road.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
