pail

Example Sentences

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“It was like someone took a pail of ice water and dumped it on my head,” said Dixon Camacho.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 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

Defensive lineman Josh Fuga will be the keeper of the lunch pail, which in the past has symbolized the Hokies success based on a workmanlike approach to the game.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023

A stout, grouchy Clock Watcher in a hardhat and a sleeveless flannel shirt, who carried an aluminum lunch pail, said, “I’m knocking off for the day!”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles