pail
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The reality is, however, she can’t and won’t; at some point, the bell rings and she must put on her coveralls and shake the pail of lip liners in front of us.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Dan and Craig went up the hill to fetch a pail of glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The complete lineup also included a green pail with a monster design, an orange one with a skeleton design and a white one with a mummy design.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
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
After Patch finished the milk we ran our fingers around the inside of the pail, licking each finger until there was nothing left.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
These mosquitoes breed in stagnant water like pails, vases and flowerpot plates.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
To complete the Chargers’ blue-collar mentality, black lunch pails were recently dropped at every locker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
Video taken by a bystander shows about 20 adults trying to dig her out using their hands and plastic pails, but the hole kept collapsing on itself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
My invention is an improvement in dinner pails for workmen; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024
Brandy and Tressa are collecting rocks and shells in our old pails.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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