get the can
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Despite Reed’s attempts to get the can of ammunition back, Kenney told him to ‘write it off,’ Reed told the detective.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021
Leroy laughed while Tayo tried to get the can to his mouth without spilling it or being thrown against the dashboard.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
Just to get the can of apple wood out of the ashes.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
Tom rises up To get the can of bait and pitches out, His friend leaps out to help him.
From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee
You may be lucky enough to get the can open without cutting yourself.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 by Bates, Harry
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