buckets
Example Sentences
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When his fresh water ran out on July 11, he collected drinking water by filling buckets with seawater and capturing the condensation beneath plastic bags he stretched over the buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The buckets are gathered back in the car park and the crop is carefully placed in a barrel of cool seawater to be taken for processing.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s particularly important for retirement savers to read the tea leaves on CD rates because so many people have cash buckets set up to fund their living expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
A group of volunteers passes buckets of rubble from hand to hand in long lines.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
When our hands blistered from the buckets and shovels, we tied scraps of cloth around our palms.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
