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Recent Examples of pailEmpty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025 Eventually, pails and shovels were replaced by footballs and Frisbees, but the beach bag was still the repository for books, one for each of us.—Maggie Mulqueen, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025 How to gradually transition your dog to The Farmer's Dog
One of my dogs is a little sensitive to different foods and one is an actual garbage pail and will eat anything.—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 3 July 2025 The limited medical supplies included a potbellied stove, a pail of water for sterilization, sheets torn into strips to be boiled in the pail, anti-tetanus serum and bandages.—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pail
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bucket
Noun
Start by mixing a small amount of pH-neutral dish soap in a bucket with warm water.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
GloRilla tapped into her preppy side in a plaid bustier dress, matching jacket and a hot pink Versace bucket bag.
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