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 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

A garbage pail is placed in one corner in case, well, you know.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

I took the pail to the end of the field, glancing around to be sure no one on the road might take it away from me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff