Definition

Examples

• "A recent study has shown that 2.2% of screw-cap bottles - metal stoppers which replace real corks - contain high sulphur levels, resulting in a smell of rotten eggs."
• "As this money isn't needed for working capital, and our operating expenses are contained, we would be better served by placing and investing it wisely."
• "My PC contains files that are of a sex - sex - sensitive nature!"
• "A cardboard box containing a kind of primitive weapon was found next to 3 live poisonous spiders, the skin of 6 hallucinogenic frogs, and 14 bottles of whiskey."
• "A perfume containing the pure essence of forbidden fruit: tempting and dangerous."
• "A closet containing various psychedelic drugs (mescaline, mushrooms, and some unidentified leaves - later found to be highly psychoactive), a large pipe, and a number of animal bones."
• "Nurse Baker : Well, there's a risk that your blood may contain infectious diseases such as HIV..."
• "Moira, get me a glass of water, I can barely contain my excitement."
• "In Germany, we have installed colored rubbish bins that contain different types of waste products."
• "I have also recently been informed that perfumes usually contain aldehydes."
• "Locals were treated to a free firework display yesterday when a lorry containing perfumes crashed near a beach and burst into flames."
• "Mr. Smith : The label contains misleading information."
• "This briefcase contains 10,000 dollars."
• "It's called "How to read" and this book contains all the information you need to overcome your handicap."
• "Although French cuisine contains a lot of saturated fat, the French tend to have an extremely low rate of heart disease, much lower than the United States for example."
• ""mint" sauce contains no actual mint"
• "It smells the same but it doesn't contain any alcohol – it's 100% nonflammable!"