bucket

Example Sentences

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Globally, though, the oil market is like a leaky bucket that’s having some water poured in at the top.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

If you take that to heart, your first step might not be to think about increasing your dividend yields, but rather to increase your cash bucket.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But is that something on your bucket list?

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

That’s a drop in the bucket compared with Musk, who holds External link 6.4 billion shares of SpaceX.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Another girl, fixing on a bucket hat, chimed in.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu