jerry

Example Sentences

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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

"I used to sell up to five jerry cans of shea oil a week, right now I can only fill two jerry cans at most."

From BBC • May 1, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

People run jerry cans of diesel and gasoline to keep vehicles running.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

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