pail

Example Sentences

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The complete lineup also included a green pail with a monster design, an orange one with a skeleton design and a white one with a mummy design.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

The simplicity of a brain plopped in a pail for scientific research becomes something of a mordant sight gag.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Defensive lineman Josh Fuga will be the keeper of the lunch pail, which in the past has symbolized the Hokies success based on a workmanlike approach to the game.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023

In one of the most touching scenes about art and understanding, Souad is asked to free-associate over simple, hypnotic footage she shot at home of water filling a pail.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023

By that time I remembered the limpets floating around in the pail by the doorway.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff