buckets
Example Sentences
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Mushroom-pickers, who carry their wares in bright plastic buckets strapped to their backs, wait outside behind a folding gate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
When you get to the end of each year, Chatzky said to look at the performance of each of the buckets and think about what you may need to move as the years go by.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Volunteer firefighters were using "whatever we have. Sometimes we use buckets, and even those aren't enough", said Yonas, adding that the teams were also in need of food and protective gear, including masks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
That morning in May, Mamta waited beside the handpump as other families filled their buckets, three empty plastic containers at her feet.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
She’s got a broom, a mop, two buckets filled with supplies like rags and spray bottles, and a big glass ball dangling around her neck, like a necklace.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
