pail

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, the children had learned the words according to the way they sounded, rather than what they actually meant, so that “All hail to our founder” became “A pail full of flounder” and so on.

From Literature

“The most elemental device is a metal pail with a tight cover.”

From Literature

The coach handed out metal lunch pails and blue-collar work shirts customized with embroidered name tags to symbolize the team’s hard-working mentality.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Our toddler’s diaper pail in the hollow of a crawl space mixed with the remnants of the dining room.

From Los Angeles Times