empty pail

Frequency: 6.89.1 per million words

a pail that has nothing in it

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Examples (10)

  • The child carried an empty pail to the sandbox.
  • After pouring out the water, the pail was empty.
  • He returned from the well with an empty pail.
  • She gazed at the empty pail, wishing it were full.
  • Why is this pail always empty when I need it?
  • The workers left the empty pails by the construction site.
  • An empty pail makes no sound.
  • He kicked the empty pail in frustration.
  • Please don't leave the pail empty; fill it with sand.
  • The empty pail was soon forgotten in the corner.