container
Example Sentences
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A container ship was also hit by "an unknown projectile" off the north-eastern coast of Oman, damaging some containers, according to the UKMTO.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Gan Kim Yong, minister of trade for Singapore, home to the biggest container port in the world, on Thursday warned that the world’s supply chains have been disrupted.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
A therapist’s room becomes a container for everything.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The ignited container landed in a car park, where the fire quickly went out.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
And then I spotted the little plastic container of dental floss—cinnamon, no less.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing container
"Earth and Space"
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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