canister

Example Sentences

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It was rescued and saved by Rick Flagan, a professor of chemical engineering and environmental science, who found it in a tin film canister in a Caltech closet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

One indelible image of Metro Surge was of Bovino, emerging from an SUV into a wintry melee, like a general stepping onto a battlefield, and launching a canister that released green smoke at protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Images released by Taiwan's Central News Agency show a canister on the ground at the Main Station, with officers examining potential evidence at the scene.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

The younger officer held a canister of pepper spray in his right hand, and it seemed as if all eyes in the group were fixed on it.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

When the last canister was sold, the boys had taken in a grand total of fifty dollars and seventy-five cents.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool