bucket
Example Sentences
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In the morning, the rumble of rock-grinding machines, which crush through buckets of substrate, could be heard before the savannah's fauna began its daily chorus.
From Barron's
“Excellent work, Mrs. Warne,” he was saying, pumping my aunt’s arm like he was trying to fill a water bucket.
From Literature
“This is my witches’ brew,” she said laughing as she stirred the viscous inky liquid inside the bucket.
From Los Angeles Times
When it runs out, he jumps from one rooftop to another to gather buckets of water from nearby cisterns.
In a sport where teams are constantly looking out for cutting-edge offensive and defensive minds, Harbaugh didn’t fall into either bucket.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
