Example Sentences

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"Today we're taking a crateful of items such as sandwiches and non-perishable items such as isotonic drinks and biscuits," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2018

If her father found one crateful of parrots gone astray, there had to be other such mishaps.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2014

Unlike mice, which die of cancer by the crateful, not a single one of her animals has ever developed a naturally occurring tumor.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2011

The whole crateful exploded and, in the ensuing commotion, the five canaries flew away, the cat produced five kittens.

From Time Magazine Archive

Say,” the old man shifted uneasily, “I’ve tho’t a crateful sence we wus yarnin’ last night, I guess.

From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Cullum, Ridgwell