bucket

Example Sentences

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The New York Knicks were within an inch of pulling off a basketball miracle, climbing bucket by bucket out of a 29-point deficit in the second half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

He reached into the corner with the bucket and grabbed ahold of what looked to be a long white thread.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley