How to Use canister in a Sentence

canister

noun
  • There are lots of bears in this area, so a bear canister is a must.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Pressure can build to the point where the canister is blown apart.
    — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 21 June 2023
  • Angela reached for the canister again and tried to wipe the virus away.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Blood was pouring from the hole where a tear-gas canister smashed his face.
    — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020
  • These are the clear space savers that started the pop-top canister craze.
    — Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2021
  • It's stored in large steel canisters roughly the size of a home propane tank.
    — Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Coffey did not see which deputy sprayed the canister.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
  • 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
  • Schwartz passed the spray canister to Maly, who passed it to Brown.
    — Michael Kunzelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • As the canister fills up, the bathroom stall may not always smell so fresh.
    — Amy Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2020
  • This may sound obvious, but don’t let the canister or bag fill up.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Once fudge candy is firm, break apart into pieces and store in canister.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Then, simply clip the canister to a tree limb near your treestand.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The chief said not even a full canister was used, and it was pointed toward the ground.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Once the cleaning is finished, place the brush back in the canister.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The canisters can roll along the ground, and the chemicals drift through the air.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
  • Then there was the small skeleton in a canister, with bones tinier than toothpicks.
    — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • Palm-sized plastic canisters of the product are lined up in neat rows on the counter.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • Mathew Cabral filled about a dozen canisters with diesel, but not for his own use.
    — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hold your canister or the opened up vacuum over the trash and tap out the contents.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Hold your canister or the opened up vacuum over the trash and tap out the contents.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The pot bottom locks into the wind guard, and the stove secures to the gas canister.
    — C.c. Weiss may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
  • Simply pop the tube and wand out of the red canister, and swap out with the replacement.
    — Katie Intner, harpersbazaar.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Use a blade to cut the tip of the caulk canister at a 45-degree angle. Squeeze the trigger and run the caulk along the seam at a 45-degree angle.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Aug. 2021
  • This stainless steel coffee canister has a tight metal seal that’ll keep your beans fresh.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Burns was pressed to say how long nuclear waste canisters would last.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Employ pretty canisters to store odds and ends floating around your space.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026

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