canister
Example Sentences
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Five people were taken to hospital after a gas canister exploded during a charity event at a farm in Cheshire.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
One indelible image of Metro Surge was of Bovino, emerging from an SUV into a wintry melee, like a general stepping onto a battlefield, and launching a canister that released green smoke at protesters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
“Third warning. Gas, gas, gas,” Bovino says, then tossing the canister and pushing people away from the intersection.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 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
He reached to his utility belt and pulled out a canister.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing canister
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 4
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!
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