plural jugs
jugged; jugging
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Examples of jug in a Sentence
Noun
some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug
put a jug of milk on the table
Verb
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
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Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Other options that may work for you are condom catheters for men or a urinal jug, while covered with a blanket at your seat.
—Cory Lee, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2022
An outstanding example here is a jug with a marvelous beer-foam slurp of white flowing down one side.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Other options that may work for you are condom catheters for men or a urinal jug, while covered with a blanket at your seat.
—Cory Lee, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2022
An outstanding example here is a jug with a marvelous beer-foam slurp of white flowing down one side.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for jug
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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jug. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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jug
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a large deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle
b
: the amount held by a jug
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