canister
Example Sentences
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Elizabeth, 38, from Leven, spotted the prosthesis, which she first thought was a gas canister, on one of her usual walks from Hornsea.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
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
Border Patrol identified him as the suspect who had previously thrown the tear gas canister and attempted to detain him.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
When the last canister was sold, the boys had taken in a grand total of fifty dollars and seventy-five cents.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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