Example Sentences

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Saidu, whose job is to empty sceptic tanks, is believed to have been selling the faeces to farmers to use as fertiliser - a common practice in the region, but which is rarely publicly acknowledged.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The idea would be to launch several rockets, one carrying crew or cargo, and the others carrying tanks of liquid oxygen and liquid methane that would be offloaded through coupling.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Structurally, these things are built like tanks, except quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Before awed spectators, the army fought pretend battles, with guns, tanks, communication battalions, motorcyclists, and cavalry.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti