They brought their lunch in a picnic basket. His shot missed the basket completely.
Recent Examples on the WebThe funds provide diversification across a basket of stocks in different industries. Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 In July, the Consumer Price Index, a measure of the average change in consumer prices on a basket of goods, rose 8.5% compared to a year earlier. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 There’s something about Britney’s voice and a dance track that just go extremely well together—like red wine and a basket of bread. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics here announced that inflation had risen to a 40-year high of 10.1 percent, a figure derived from a basket of about 700 goods and services at 150 venues across the United Kingdom.New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The consumer price index, which measures a specific basket of goods and services, is not a precision instrument. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 And when the weather’s fine, Marble Park isn’t the worst place in the world to sit and enjoy a basket of chicken tenders to go. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 Gomez then found an eight-inch knife in the store, returned to the family and turned towards the father’s two young children, six and two years old, seated in the front basket of a shopping cart, officials said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Martha Ramsay, of Bristow, Virg., had just bought three, round, handcrafted brass trays, and a basket of peaches. Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French; akin to Old French baschoue wooden vessel; both from Latin bascauda kind of basin, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish basc necklace — more at fascia