jerry

Example Sentences

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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

"I used to sell up to five jerry cans of shea oil a week, right now I can only fill two jerry cans at most."

From BBC • May 1, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

At some pumps in the commercial capital, Colombo, dozens of people stood in lines holding plastic jerry cans, as troops in combat gear and armed with assault rifles patrolled the streets.

From Reuters • May 19, 2022

She propped her camera on a five-gallon-size rumpled jerry can that at one time contained cooking oil, and set the timer.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith