dipper

Example Sentences

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Another "dipper" is Leighton Lee, 51, from Porth, who said the feeling was "hard to describe".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

Some Native American tribes believe the cup of the dipper represents a bear and the stars in the handle represent warriors who pursue it.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

Cresswell almost dislocates his standing ankle, spinning a dipper over the near side of the wall, just under the bar, and into the vicinity of the top corner!

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2022

Eternal stars shining overhead, a big and little dipper, are quietly heartbreaking witnesses to Earthly affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022

She nodded slightly, and very gently, considering the size of the man, he gave her a dipper of water.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper