How to Use bucket in a Sentence

bucket

1 of 2 noun

• We used two buckets of paint to paint the living room.
• The head of the line filled the buckets and passed them down the line.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
• The ash bucket is small compared to the size of the grill.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
• The Wolves turned the ball over a bevy of times, which led to a number of Suns’ buckets.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
• The third bucket, which the Reds fall in, was attempting to capture the vibe of the city.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 May 2023
• Of course, that’s still a drop in the bucket compared to amount of vacant space.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
• That's just a drop in the bucket compared to the need nationwide.
  — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2023
• The Kings were down three before the bucket, and a free throw would have given them a chance to tie the game.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2024
• Stock coolers or buckets full of ice to sell drinks at the checkout.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
• Jaylen Brown kept the Celtics ahead with big third-quarter buckets.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• Throughout our lives and careers, the mix of these three time buckets changes.
  — Blair Brady, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• That’s a drop in the bucket compared to the city’s overall $16.7 billion budget.
  — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
• For good old-fashioned fun — and food (think: fry buckets and fudge) — keep scrolling.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
• Add a dash of mild detergent to a bucket of water and stir.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• He’s got a small folding chair or perhaps a bucket with a padded lid.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
• This comes with three wands so three kids can be dipping into the bucket at once.
  — Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 Apr. 2023
• Sunday night, the buckets from the NBA’s all-time leading scorer did the talking.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Dear dad, Thanks for not leaving me somewhere in a bucket.
  — Good Housekeeping, 17 Apr. 2023
• Onboard The Dare, Trotta showed how items were kept in salt water in a bucket.
  — Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2023
• Instead, place a bucket underneath the sink and remove the S-trap or P-trap.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
• The crew wish their way into a bar with a long line out front and for buckets of Bud Light for everyone.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
• Although the rear seats are a bit upright and thinly padded, the twin front bucket sport seats are superb.
  — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 6 July 2023
• Gillis supplied the hammer, scoring the White Tigers’ last three points on a hard drive to the bucket, then hitting one of two free throws.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
• Spray mops don’t need a bucket because the cleaning fluid is inside the mop.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
• The Princess’s cancer announcement fell over the chatter of the past few weeks like a bucket of cold water.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
• Freeman would try hitting the entire first bucket to left field and the second up the middle.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• Paint buckets were left sprawled throughout the cemetery near vaults and headstones.
  — Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
• At one such stop, the family made a fire and gathered round a metal bucket to make soup.
  — Maggie Levantovskaya, Longreads, 31 Aug. 2023
• The first quarter, which saw McKnight block four shots, was up-and-down as the teams traded fastbreak buckets and blocks.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
• This large bucket warms linens, like towels or robes, to the perfect temperature to help beat the chill.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023

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bucket

2 of 2 verb

• That late three was Jones' only bucket in the second half.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2022
• Kessler’s layup is the Tigers’ only bucket in their last 10 attempts.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 8 Feb. 2022
• Another way to bucket your goals is to categorize them into the sum of the parts or the parts of the sum.
  — Gregory Salsburg, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• From trendy sweatsuits to bucket hats to watches, the streetwear spectrum is deep—and everybody wants a piece.
  — Nandi Howard, Essence, 4 May 2021
• For example, if classify gifts as 'needs' and new decorations as 'wants,' put most of your money in the gifts bucket and save a very small amount for new decor.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2021
• Meanwhile, the fashion crowd has been photographed wearing teddy jackets in every color, print, length, and shape; some even raised the stakes with teddy accessories, from bucket bags to bucket hats.
  — Georgina Kim, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2019
• But in a storm of Harvey's sheer monstrousness – hundreds of miles across, lingering for days with bucketing rain that swallowed roads and initially kept rescue aircraft grounded – no government response could ever have been enough.
  — Author: Kevin Sullivan, Peter Holley, Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Sep. 2017
• But in a storm of Harvey’s sheer monstrousness — hundreds of miles across, lingering for days with bucketing rain that swallowed roads and initially kept rescue aircraft grounded — no government response could ever have been enough.
  — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
• To travelers, Arizona is known for some of the Southwest's most iconic vacation destinations—from sprawling golf and tennis facilities to innovative wellness retreats to bucket-list natural attractions.
  — Chadner Navarro, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2020
• That late three was Jones' only bucket in the second half.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2022
• Kessler’s layup is the Tigers’ only bucket in their last 10 attempts.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 8 Feb. 2022
• Another way to bucket your goals is to categorize them into the sum of the parts or the parts of the sum.
  — Gregory Salsburg, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• From trendy sweatsuits to bucket hats to watches, the streetwear spectrum is deep—and everybody wants a piece.
  — Nandi Howard, Essence, 4 May 2021
• For example, if classify gifts as 'needs' and new decorations as 'wants,' put most of your money in the gifts bucket and save a very small amount for new decor.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2021
• Meanwhile, the fashion crowd has been photographed wearing teddy jackets in every color, print, length, and shape; some even raised the stakes with teddy accessories, from bucket bags to bucket hats.
  — Georgina Kim, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2019
• But in a storm of Harvey's sheer monstrousness – hundreds of miles across, lingering for days with bucketing rain that swallowed roads and initially kept rescue aircraft grounded – no government response could ever have been enough.
  — Author: Kevin Sullivan, Peter Holley, Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Sep. 2017
• But in a storm of Harvey’s sheer monstrousness — hundreds of miles across, lingering for days with bucketing rain that swallowed roads and initially kept rescue aircraft grounded — no government response could ever have been enough.
  — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
• To travelers, Arizona is known for some of the Southwest's most iconic vacation destinations—from sprawling golf and tennis facilities to innovative wellness retreats to bucket-list natural attractions.
  — Chadner Navarro, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024