Sentence examples for an empty carton from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lieberson bought the chair as a teenager as part of a promotion by Winston cigarettes: bring in an empty carton of cigarettes and $20, and a chair was yours, he said.

He returned to Liverpool John Moores University with an empty carton of the Malawian beer Chibuku Shake Shake and started a club night named in its honour, which was voted the UK's best by Mixmag in 2004.

He was cornered there by police officers, who frisked him, handcuffed him and, spotting an empty shoulder holster, asked, "Where's the gun?" Mr. Quarles gestured toward an empty carton of Wisk liquid detergent, where a.38-caliber snub nose pistol was recovered.

One morning you enter the kitchen to find a plate and cup on the table, with breadcrumbs and a pat of butter on it, and surrounded by a jar of jam, a pack of sugar, and an empty carton of milk.

In one house, there's a bottle of shampoo, a pair of denim shorts and an empty carton of Gauloise cigarettes.

After a rough meeting at the office, your day ends with an empty carton of ice cream and then a stomach ache.

The man went down to the corner grocery and asked the proprietress if he might have a few empty cartons.

Beavan pours her a sippy-cupful, only to discover that he now has an empty milk carton to deal with.

But if you don't have one, use an empty egg carton to sort components in the order they come out of the phone.

Lesbirel's DNA was found on a kitchen knife, door handles and an empty food carton at the crime scene, while the victim's DNA was discovered at Lesbirel's nearby flat.

And since he knows, handling bombs, when to be cautious and when not to be, he can be hair-raisingly casual, tossing aside a disabled device as if it were an empty juice carton.