jar

Example Sentences

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Yet, as he squinted to read the small print on jars of Skippy sitting on the same shelf, the 68-year old made a more disappointing discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal

I lost the lid of the peanut butter jar.

From Literature

“I think that was too jarring a shift in the grocery-shopping experience that consumers are accustomed to, and they didn’t buy it, so to speak,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Sometimes I help package things to be sent by mail—homemade mint tooth scrub in little glass jars, knit hats, and things like that.

From Literature

The same goes for walking a cute jar of pickles — or any of the aforementioned welcome basket ideas — down the hall with a card.

From Salon