- present participle of contain.
containing
Example Sentences
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On another occasion she said a man had to be removed from the booth three times before returning and scrolling through the USB containing her music.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Tsudik says ambiguous squares, such as those containing just a sliver of a bicycle or traffic light, are judged in part by how other people have labeled the same image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
We drove past an undeveloped beach—no facilities, just a handful of people taking a dip—and up to a viewpoint where there was a military outpost containing one soldier and his dog.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sitting in a chair on the theater stage, Jerry holds an envelope containing cash, telling Mona that it’s her job to make him hand over the rent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Soojin has a hard time containing her shock when Nico walks up to us while we're standing in the bus line.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
