Used in a Sentence

cans

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cans.

Editorial note

Interestingly for some reason beer in plastic bottles has never caught on, it's mostly sold in glass bottles and cans.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(colloquial) headphones

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cans gathered in one view.

noun

(colloquial) headphones

noun

(slang, vulgar) breasts

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cans.

noun

(colloquial) headphones

noun

(slang, vulgar) breasts

Example sentences

1

Interestingly for some reason beer in plastic bottles has never caught on, it's mostly sold in glass bottles and cans.

2

The CVS in my neighborhood sells 24oz cans of 8.1% ABV malt liquor for $1.36/can.

3

Later, that expanded so you can now also recycle metal cans, plastic containers and cardboard.

4

The average soda consumption of an American teenager is over 3 cans a day.

5

I have around 15 different cans of various manufacture and I do enjoy Beats especially for energetic music.

6

Carloads of cans are dumped into the molten steel vat, to precipitate out sulphur.

7

Amusing: around here, aluminum cans go to the local steel recycling plant.

8

The blue bin should be for cans and cardboard, and that's it.

9

Also, I don't think I ever had a classroom with Star Trek posters, video game boxes, and Coke cans lying around.

10

And stomp on a few cans while you write.

11

For every coke bottle this fails, I have five cans it succeeds for.

12

Incidentally, I'm curious - when they sell a 24-pack of Coke, are they supposed to show the values for the individual cans, or for the entire case?

Quote examples

1

I'm a former "AGW denier" who, years ago, was pissed that cans of spray paint stopped working right and was annoyed by emissions control systems in vehicles.

2

(Plus there are whole other big cans of worms for discussing investor reputation online "out loud" -- it CAN be done and there is a lot of truth out there, but a ton of noise.

3

I see small cans of coke (250 ml) with a large logo stating: "Maximum price $2." [1] I'm guessing you could legally sell these cans for whatever you want, but consumers would probably not like to pay more for something that has its "maximum" price stated in the design of the can.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cans in a sentence?

Interestingly for some reason beer in plastic bottles has never caught on, it's mostly sold in glass bottles and cans.

What does cans mean?

(colloquial) headphones

What part of speech is cans?

cans is commonly used as noun.