container
Example Sentences
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The $8 cauldron set a world record for the smallest popcorn container.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Photos posted by the department on its Facebook page showed three men and a woman in handcuffs in a storage facility and a storage container about half full with what appeared to be catalytic converters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, which cited unidentified police sources in its reporting, there were spinning air ducts recently fitted to the shipping container, a job likely to require more than one person.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Beijing expressed "gratitude" on Tuesday after three of its ships passed through the strait, including two container ships on Monday belonging to state-owned shipping giant Cosco.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
She pulls the top off a container on the counter and hands it to me.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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