buckets
Example Sentences
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Time had punctured the roof with 20 holes and whenever it rained, Baker would run around placing buckets under them and emptying them when they were full, like a game of Whac-A-Mole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Donations to colleges fall into two buckets: those for general use and those restricted to a specific purpose by the benefactor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
For the experienced seagrass seed collectors, buckets soon begin to fill with the tips of stems.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
And as predictably as the tides, a wine-dark sea of merch has risen up around the release: T-shirts, videogames, souvenir popcorn buckets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
I send up two buckets of clean water, make a tasteless pot of porridge that will at least keep someone alive, and then Helena and I clean.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
