container
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A probe that resembles a metal pen is inserted into a container holding the honey and cocoa shells.
From Science Daily
"It's scary, to put it briefly," said Iryna, who works at the port's container terminal.
From Barron's
Slightly fewer people came via other illegal routes last year, such as in lorries or shipping containers.
From BBC
The first, which he began making in the early 1960s, were mysterious, sinisterly bejeweled boxes, little containers of compressed surrealism festooned with hundreds of shiny straight pins.
They are then supposed to use them to dispose of their recyclables in one of two large purple containers outside.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
