canned

Example Sentences

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Because it wasn’t just his statements on UFOs that got Rossetti canned.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

She staged “commodities luncheons” where she and other welfare mothers served lawmakers government cheese and canned meat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The agreement will lower tariffs on more products, and give duty-free access to pasta, chocolate, potatoes, canned peaches, eggs and certain poultry products.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

"They gnaw everything except metal. Because of the mice, we had to eat all food products except canned food quickly, or else the mice would destroy them all."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He walks into the small pantry just off the kitchen where the washing machine rumbles and canned goods that never get eaten line the shelves.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers