bucket

Example Sentences

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Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

New York relinquished a bucket of first-round draft picks to land Bridges, who, like Josh Hart, is a former Villanova teammate of Brunson’s, and the ROI had been meh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Hotter than expected inflation will both test the market’s resolve and “throw a bucket of cold water on momentum,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"Chilling with the lemurs was top of my bucket list so that was probably the best experience I've had."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

One day about the middle of the afternoon, I took a broom and a bucket of water and walked up to Daisy’s playhouse.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls