Sentence examples for container an from inspiring English sources

Start by making a circular template from an old plastic container (an ice-cream box, for instance).

He had settled in the Bronx after coming to New York as a stowaway, spending 13 days at sea in a cargo container: an illegal immigrant.

Ai had painted the Han Dynasty-era vase to resemble a cheap modern-day container, an example of his long-standing interest in notions of cultural heritage, authenticity, and — appropriately enough — the value of art.

The container, an early version of a Thermos, has no metal sleeve to keep the liquid hot but is a double-walled, silvered glass bottle to reduce infrared radiation.

Daniel S. Goldin, the aerospace engineer who served as NASA's administrator from 1992 to 2001, said Dr. Staudhammer and his colleagues had "taken an entire chemistry laboratory, miniaturized it and put it into a gallon-sized container," an achievement Mr. Goldin described as a "remarkable breakthrough".

Grab a bite at The Container, an industrial warehouse-turned-seafood restaurant with revolving art displays and live music.

Not the small container, a big one.

Another tea container (a robot).

Yet another tea container (a monkey).

Store in a container with a lid.

Find a container with a lid.