bucket out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He stands and pulls two rakes and a bucket out of the back of the truck.
From Literature
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“We have a bee bucket out, just back behind there,” Marini says, pointing to a patch of scrub.
From Los Angeles Times
The man rolled up his pants before dropping down into ankle-deep waste to to pull the bucket out.
From New York Times
Misha pushed the goat away idly and lifted up the bucket out of their reach.
From Literature
Moreover, $22.5 billion is a drop in the bucket out of the nearly $6 trillion primarily spent on reducing the harm of the pandemic — it’s foolish to withhold what amounts to 0.36 percent of the total aid.
From Washington Post
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