container
Example Sentences
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For 30 days from Thursday, Slovakia will restrict diesel sales at service stations, allowing customers only to fill a car tank and a container of up to 10 litres.
From Barron's
Even yogurt containers and margarine tubs — made of some of the most common plastic packaging materials, such as polypropylene — are being recycled at a rate of only 2% in the state, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times
In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.
The standstill has affected container ships as well, with shipping companies opting for longer, costlier routes to avoid danger.
From MarketWatch
The Port of Long Beach, Calif., the No. 2 container port in the U.S. by volume, said that cargo continues to move through the port “fluidly.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
