crate

Example Sentences

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During the frenzy of the fire, Fillmore had apparently run out of his unlocked crate and was later found hiding in the 90-year-old’s bedroom, shaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Next to it stands the wooden crate on which Marat wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

And pulling the crate in the wagon home.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones