How to Use canister in a Sentence

canister

noun

• Pressure can build to the point where the canister is blown apart.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 21 June 2023
• Schwartz passed the spray canister to Maly, who passed it to Brown.
  — Michael Kunzelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
• Angela reached for the canister again and tried to wipe the virus away.
  — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
• Made of plastic, the set comes with a brush and canister.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
• There are lots of bears in this area, so a bear canister is a must.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
• The canister was filled to the max with dust, pet hair, and (grossly) my own.
  — Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
• Place the caulk canister snuggly in the frame of the caulking gun.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Aug. 2021
• Once the cleaning is finished, place the brush back in the canister.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
• Tear-gas canisters had blasted holes in the walls, roof and doors of the shop, the lawsuit claims.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• Once the canister has cooled enough, the button is able to be pushed in and the cap can be unscrewed.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 1 Mar. 2022
• These are the clear space savers that started the pop-top canister craze.
  — Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2021
• Simply pop the tube and wand out of the red canister, and swap out with the replacement.
  — Katie Intner, harpersbazaar.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• The chief said not even a full canister was used, and it was pointed toward the ground.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 12 Jan. 2021
• The latter can be hung on the back or side of the box to create a basin for use with the water canister spout.
  — New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
• Blood was pouring from the hole where a tear-gas canister smashed his face.
  — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020
• Diana did the bottom and threw the canister up to Vasili, who grabbed it midair and began to paint.
  — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• Some black dust and debris has already been found on part of the canister, NASA said.
  — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• As the canister fills up, the bathroom stall may not always smell so fresh.
  — Amy Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2020
• The dasher that churns the ice cream should make smooth contact with the sides of the canister to ensure even freezing.
  — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2020
• Also, the dirt canister is a little tricky to empty due to the location of the door.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
• There, in the foreground, is Cass’ nine-month-old daughter Owen, teething on a film canister.
  — Roy Trakin, Variety, 2 Oct. 2022
• Pop a capsule into the little canister under the lid, screw the lid back on, then tap the top to fizz it all up.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
• The softness also made cutting the floss out of the canister a little bit hard.
  — Cara Milhaven Published, Health, 10 July 2024
• The driver opened the canister to reveal a green left vegetable.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
• Images of the bear spray sold by Sabre appear to be similar to the canister seen in Mr. Khater’s hand at one point in the video.
  — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
• In the midst of the scuffle, what looks like a pepper spray canister rolls away on the sidewalk, other videos show.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• The fuel canister, which Edwards had placed in the backseat with the teen, splashed her with gasoline.
  — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• The decorative tin canister from the Long home was on the floorboard of his car.
  — NBC News, 4 May 2022
• Inside were 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms and a canister of pepper spray.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
• The canister pops open to unspool water-resistant string lights (IPX4).
  — Simon Hill, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025