bucket

Example Sentences

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His outfit, an Off White hoodie and a fleece bucket hat with a tortoise on the front, is just as uplifting and whimsical as his attitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

If you’re middle-aged and not already on a cholesterol-lowering medication but have risk factors for heart disease, you fall into the bucket of people who should get one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"It's a drop in the bucket compared to what this country needs. It means next to nothing," said Raul Pomares, a 56-year-old gardener waiting for a taxi in the capital.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Fullerton accepts some people "don't agree with it" even though it has been going on "for decades and decades" and in some places he will put the moles in a bucket to show the farmer.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I dashed for the bucket near the door and leaned weakly over it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom