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Recent Examples of flaskNolan, by reputation, is a solemn figure—a no-nonsense puzzle-box auteur in a crisp waistcoat, a flask of tea tucked into his jacket pocket.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026 My bolder friend preferred the Sazerac Cocoa, a heady mix of Pernod absinthe, Bourbon, and white chocolate liqueur served in a silver flask.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026 Log Cabin maple syrup was packaged in a special Bicentennial flask.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026 Professor Wallace’s team has slashed the need for fossil-fuel hydrogen in chemical manufacturing by developing a clever, single-flask method powered by waste bread.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flask
Trust her to direct you to the right bottle on her concise, personal list, or to pour you a glass of something exciting from a nightly-changing selection.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2026
An amazing summer essential and handbag must-have, this refreshing body mist smells like sunshine in a bottle.
The popcorn pail, topped with a replica of the giant sandworms of planet Arrakis, made customers reach their hands through the sandworm's teeth to dish out popcorn from inside.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers.
Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2026
There is no fresh food, either, or access to adequate medicine, or clean water; the water that runs from the spigot and into the girl’s waiting bucket is cloudy and contaminated.
And a pig like me would have picked Bing’s face up off the dirt, rinsed it in cold water from his canteen, and felt the skin flex in the palm of his hand.
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Will Mackin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Conceived as a space station atrium, the canteen-like room features the original cabinetry and island, though its formerly bright yellow accents are now a cool silver, and the holographic flooring has been switched out for biodegradable linoleum.