canister
Example Sentences
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Five people were taken to hospital after a gas canister exploded during a charity event at a farm in Cheshire.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
“Third warning. Gas, gas, gas,” Bovino says, then tossing the canister and pushing people away from the intersection.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
In the confrontation that followed, one of the agents tossed a tear-gas canister, which an employee kicked under their vehicle, enveloping it with noxious fumes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Images released by Taiwan's Central News Agency show a canister on the ground at the Main Station, with officers examining potential evidence at the scene.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
He takes a look in the canister again and frowns.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
