basket
noun
a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
baskets
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pluralof basket.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Snack baskets were also stationed in the cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ushers stood at all the exits of Great Festival Hall with baskets for donations for Venezuela.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
By then, the baskets had been picked over.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
By summer 1895, students were lobbing small balls into waste paper baskets perched upon poles on the lawn of a new Dartford talent factory: Madame Bergman Osterberg's Physical Training College.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Our table has devoured three baskets of them and we haven’t even ordered yet.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
