1
: a usually cylindrical container with a handle : bucket
a milk pail
2
: the quantity that a pail contains
a pail of water
Examples of pail in a Sentence
A plastic beach pail was lying on the sand.
She poured a pail of water on the campfire.
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Today, different colored pumpkins and pails hold more meaning than some might think on Halloween night.
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Ashley May, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Stick them in a fancy goblet, picnic pail, or mint julep cup, depending on the event.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
In the morning, a pail of fluffy biscuits will be brought to your door.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
To kick off October, the fast food chain announced that the Halloween pails are returning on Oct. 15.
—Antonia Debianchi, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ashley May, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Stick them in a fancy goblet, picnic pail, or mint julep cup, depending on the event.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
In the morning, a pail of fluffy biscuits will be brought to your door.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
To kick off October, the fast food chain announced that the Halloween pails are returning on Oct. 15.
—Antonia Debianchi, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pail
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“Pail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pail. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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