buckets
Example Sentences
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Trust companies, the original “shadow banks,” had loaned buckets of money to risky businesses, real-estate speculators and stock traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
I hadn’t noticed all the other noise, but servants were coming and going, bringing dishes and trays and buckets and rags.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
