The farmers kept the scarecrow's arm moving by tying a can to it, so the rattling would frighten the crows.

He carried a full jerry-can to the campsite to refuel the generator.

I used the old sprinkling can to water the tomato seedlings every morning.

On the outskirts of town, children played among the abandoned can houses, pretending each rusted wall was a castle.

Neighbors complained for months about the traffic around the old can house on Main Street.

When the meeting grew tense, she kicked at the can and suggested they reconvene later.

She spent the afternoon kicking at the can, trying to ignore the argument she'd had with her friend.

The kids' kicks at the can echoed through the empty lot.

When we saw him flirting at the bar again, someone shouted, 'Tie a can to it!'

They repaired the network catch-as-catch-can, using temporary patches until a permanent solution was ready.