canister

Example Sentences

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In the confrontation that followed, one of the agents tossed a tear-gas canister, which an employee kicked under their vehicle, enveloping it with noxious fumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Images released by Taiwan's Central News Agency show a canister on the ground at the Main Station, with officers examining potential evidence at the scene.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Police initially said an exploding gas canister was the cause, but now believe it was due to pyrotechnics igniting wooden ceiling beams.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Around midday on Saturday, agents in three or four black SUVs and a white van arrived at the Euclid Car Wash, deploying what appeared to be a smoke canister before detaining one person.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

From a glass canister he pulled a comb and scissors and he began combing and snipping.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli