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

Mensah and Rose got out, collected a jerry can from the boot, climbed over a wall and headed for units one and two.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 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

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

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy