bucket

Example Sentences

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But is that something on your bucket list?

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

When the first tranche of files was made public, he said they represented a "drop in the bucket" compared to what was to come.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That’s a drop in the bucket compared with Musk, who holds External link 6.4 billion shares of SpaceX.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The gravel bucket obeys that law, since shaking creates heat, which is disordered energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Hadel pounced on me and flipped the bucket on top of me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff