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
Just to get the can of apple wood out of the ashes.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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
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
"Take it, laddie, and begone, with all the speed thou canst," he said, glad to get the can out of his fingers; and the boy did not wait for a second bidding.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
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