How to Use jug in a Sentence

jug

noun
  • There are four jugs of water per case.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Stand tall with feet hip-width apart and hold the jug with both hands.
    — Kelly Dinardo, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • This jug will do just as many loads is not more than the name brand.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Not quite right – Helm does not have jug ears like that.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The man would fill those jugs with raw eggs if he were allowed to.
    — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Coaches used to come in and break sticks and throw Gatorade jugs.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2019
  • There’s a story about two frogs that fell into a jug of sour cream.
    — Alexander Stein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The teen, instead, had a coolant jug in his hand, when shot by Davis.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Some fill up jugs of water from an old mine shaft on the side of a mountain.
    — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Mix the yoghurt or kefir in a jug with the oil and water.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 May 2026
  • On the tray were sugar bowls and milk jugs, and the handles of the jug were his ears.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
  • To hang, tie a wire or twine around the top of the milk jug to create a hanging loop.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • As is expected now, water is served in a glass jug.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But the Gophers painted the jug brown and wrote the score on it.
    — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The wheel spins another wheel and the water fills the jugs.
    — Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The problem with ripping off the label is now the jug is very sticky.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Grab a soda bottle or milk jug, cut off the top, and place it over the top of each plant.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • After 48 hours in the fridge, there’s a big jug of cold brew for the week ahead.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
  • He was arrested while holding a jug of kerosene.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In total, the team hauls up several jugs and plates.
    — CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Nowadays, less theaters might house a jug full of pickles.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Along with pouches, pickle juice now comes in cans, bottles and jugs.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • For a drink that started in a hunting camp water jug, that is no small feat.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The video shows the man come back two hours later, swinging a half-gallon jug of milk.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 3 June 2022
  • The safest way to do this is to use a heat sink such as a jug filled with hot water or stones warmed in the sun.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • They cannot be secured with duct tape, rocks, bricks, sand or gallon jugs of water.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • If his golf resort had a swimming pool, a dip in the pool and a jug of brown paint could have done the trick.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2021
  • Lovely as a single serve or batch up in a big jug for the group stages and let your mates help themselves.
    — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • On the opposite end, past the giant pot of grits, is a jug of coffee and juice.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • One hand was curved around a plastic gallon jug, the other clutching a hose.
    — Washington Post, 5 July 2021

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