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
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
We use one pail for shells and one for rocks so that the shells don’t get broken.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
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 ● Jul. 17, 2025
Customers can customize their festive pails with themed stickers for “a truly monstrous makeover.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
She suggests using old pails, lanterns, dough bowls, vases and apothecary jars to display the items.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Squires tossed pails of water over cookfires, while soldiers took out their oilstones to give their blades one last good lick.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
