bucket

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

We can make a difference by influencing each other—by not only contributing drops into the bucket, but by showing others that we’re doing so, and, in the process, influencing them to do the same.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

“One thing I never had on my bucket list was a statue,” Leslie told The Times on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Just the pipes and a bucket with a sponge in it.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins