jerry

Example Sentences

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"People are filling up jerry cans of fuel and storing it in their garages," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A child lugs a jerry can half his size full of water.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

The Hauts-de-France region also announced it was banning the sale of petrol and diesel in jerry cans and other portable containers, expanding the area from the initial announcement in the Pas-de-Calais department.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2022

Hundreds of gallons of water in ten gallon plastic jerry jugs.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy