bucket

Example Sentences

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If you take that to heart, your first step might not be to think about increasing your dividend yields, but rather to increase your cash bucket.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Just 16% of respondents expressed a state of confidence about their money, a separate bucket that the survey categorizes as financially “fulfilled.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

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

As the sun begins to set, I help Gloria wash the dishes with the water she’s collected in a bucket.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar