How to Use "receptacle" with Example Sentences

1. Officials have said they would consider bringing in an outside container to store the water if a suitable receptacle can be found .

2. An alternative method was to use a large shallow receptacle rather than a cauldron ; oil , tallow or pitch then being poured in . The victim was then partially immersed in the liquid and fried to death .

3. A huge bank is a huge receptacle for cash .

4. In the mean time , she said a temporary work-around has been put in place : " they 're bypassing the troublesome hardware " for urine collection with a " special receptacle " that has been attached to the toilet , she said .

5. The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place : from the sky , from the earth , from a scrap of paper , from a passing shape , from a spider 's web .