How to Use container in a Sentence

container

noun

• The tea leaves come in a small metal container.
• The shipment of tools arrived at the dock in cargo containers yesterday.
• Place the container in the hole and fill around the pot with soil.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
• Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.
  — Sarah Carey, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• Its glass container has a lid that prevents grounds from flying everywhere.
  — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
• Store meringues in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2022
• The unfilled wafers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
• Transfer to an airtight container and let cool completely.
  — Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
• Cookies can be stored in an airtight container 10 days at room temperature.
  — WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• The Pavlova can be made ahead a few days and stored in an airtight container or wrapped gently (but completely) with plastic wrap.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2022
• Others have taken up jobs at a corner store – also set up in a shipping container – or plant vegetables in a microgarden.
  — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2022
• Etrick will also craft a custom shipping container, a pedestal to match the space and a 12-inch desktop version of the work to complement the original.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2022
• Maybe my entire Pleats Please collection, which all fits neatly into one portable storage container.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
• The profits from this historic period in the container-shipping industry will be a huge advantage as companies like Maersk make that shift.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 30 Nov. 2022
• The conventional wisdom is that Trump is a tractor-trailer-sized shipping container to any single challenger’s thimble of potential.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 29 Nov. 2022
• Placing a humidifier near your jasmine plant or setting the container on a pebble tray with water will help increase humidity levels around your indoor jasmine.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2024
• This cologne is made in New York City and comes in a 3.4-ounce container.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• So foam to-go and meat containers can go in but they must be rinsed.
  — Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
• The cookies can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
  — Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
• Bury the seeds in a moist mixture of sand and peat moss in a small, plastic container.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2023
• Put this lock container in a room to force yourself to part with the scroll for a few minutes a day.
  — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• The drones come folded up to the size of a pizza box, and 24 can be packed into a container.
  — Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
• Then put the plant back into the container and water well.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• Cruz asked Rodriguez to bring back his Olympic gold medal and a container of ground peanuts.
  — Morgan Campbell Todd Heisler, New York Times, 24 June 2023
• All that trash used to sit on the street out of containers for hours, attracting rats.
  — Chantelle Lee, TIME, 15 May 2024
• She was dropped off at the park in a Tupperware container in 2021.
  — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• Just leave them in their container, let the leaves and stem die back and give them the same cold, dark treatment as fuchsias.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• In fact, Bernhardt considers the whole house a container for the ’80s.
  — Kate Guadagnino Emiliano Granado, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Soak smaller pieces, such as the tank cap, in a large container filled with vinegar.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
• These also freeze well in airtight containers for 10 to 12 months but leave about a half-inch of space at the top.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Jan 2025