bucket

Example Sentences

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In December, he crossed a big item off his bucket list, sailing on an Antarctic cruise with Oceanwide Expeditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The race features showroom-style cars taking on the famous 15.8-mile circuit in the Eifel mountains in Germany and the 28-year-old had said it had "been on my bucket list for a long time".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The problem with this way of thinking is that each of us contributes an infinitesimally small drop in the bucket of global greenhouse gases.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“The bucket was in the camper,” he said.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret