canister
Example Sentences
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“John cleared a tear gas canister away from everyone,” Johnson said, pushing back on the government’s account and adding that tear gas had been deployed indiscriminately by law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"Officers swiftly attended the scene and found that a gas canister on the site had ignited and subsequently exploded," the spokesperson said.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
One indelible image of Metro Surge was of Bovino, emerging from an SUV into a wintry melee, like a general stepping onto a battlefield, and launching a canister that released green smoke at protesters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
“Third warning. Gas, gas, gas,” Bovino says, then tossing the canister and pushing people away from the intersection.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
“And bring the coffee canister from under my bed—the one where I keep my money?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing canister
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 4
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!
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