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

The film balances raw, emotional interviews of families still grappling with the fire’s aftermath with silly moments from the dugout, kids tripping over ball buckets or cheering on their teammates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It evinces her hand in its flat figures racing with buckets toward a burning bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The stronger prisoners hauled buckets of water from the lake.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom