- plural of can.
cans
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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One sorter uses AI to identify aluminum beverage cans.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Any unopened cans should be returned or thrown away.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Typically, I’ll pop open two cans, pour the contents into my designated soup bowl, heat it in the microwave and indulge.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
If hauling heavy trash cans through banks of snow in a Montreal winter is hellishly hard, summertime heat waves are worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Some of the shelves held things like bottled water and baby diapers and cans of food, but a lot more of the shelves were empty.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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