pail

Example Sentences

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Suddenly, she’s brandishing a mop and pail everywhere like a rootless knight without a quest or a horse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

The simplicity of a brain plopped in a pail for scientific research becomes something of a mordant sight gag.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

For instance, in 1887, John Robinson, a Black inventor from West Virginia, filed a patent for a pail.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2024

Defensive lineman Josh Fuga will be the keeper of the lunch pail, which in the past has symbolized the Hokies success based on a workmanlike approach to the game.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023

He did it slowly, to make Hord think he was up to something with the water pail, and to distract attention from the cooking-skin bubbling by the fire.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver