jerry

Example Sentences

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"People are filling up jerry cans of fuel and storing it in their garages," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

People bought five-gallon jerry cans, filled them, and bought more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A child lugs a jerry can half his size full of water.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

She propped her camera on a five-gallon-size rumpled jerry can that at one time contained cooking oil, and set the timer.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith