vat

Example Sentences

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The coolhouse was packed with cheeses, vats of smooth white milk curd, churns of butter.

From Literature

His mother had been leaving his laundry outside his door ever since the morning three months ago when she had stepped in a vat of papier-mache that was sitting in front of his dresser.

From Literature

Instead, two giant vats of porridge were brought out from the kitchen on wheeled carts and pushed ’round the hall by blank-faced kitchen maids, who stopped once at each table.

From Literature

I'm peering into a large vat containing a perfectly clear liquid – a special kind of flame retardant for wood products.

From BBC

The real-estate investor took off her shoes, sanitized her feet and waded into a giant vat filled to the brim with juicy grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal