buckets

Example Sentences

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Every day, women queue with buckets beneath a white-hot sky.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But handwashing is done in plastic buckets -- a sign of the tardiness of the response to an outbreak many fear could be among the worst in the virus's history.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Fallen fruit squishes under shoes as people walk back to the scales with their buckets full of red Bing and Brooks cherries, and yellow Rainiers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

When fires broke out, flames could engulf an entire train car, forcing Woods to act quickly to contain the blaze with buckets of water and shovelfuls of sand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“Besides, it’s going to rain. Look at that storm coming toward us. It must be raining buckets in Louin.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles