1
: a usually cylindrical container with a handle : bucket
a milk pail
2
: the quantity that a pail contains
a pail of water
Examples of pail in a Sentence
A plastic beach pail was lying on the sand.
She poured a pail of water on the campfire.
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
With the crude camp in place, Wilson grabbed a pail to fetch water.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Fast-food and coffee shops are making sure customers have pails in which to tote their Halloween stash.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Tucker’s was the place to get a homecooked meal and to stock up their lunch pails.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
With the crude camp in place, Wilson grabbed a pail to fetch water.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Fast-food and coffee shops are making sure customers have pails in which to tote their Halloween stash.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Tucker’s was the place to get a homecooked meal and to stock up their lunch pails.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pail
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“Pail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pail. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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