receptacles

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I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. In the end, of course, it changed almost nothing. But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams. Jon Krakauer

Mountains make poor receptacles for dreams. Jon Krakauer

The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles. William Osler

Be sure to put unwanted fishing line is the recycle bins or trash receptacles. Source: Internet

Chacmools represent fallen warriors reclining on their backs with receptacles on their chests to receive sacrificial offerings. Source: Internet

Brownmiller, In Our Time, p. 337. Radical feminists hold the view that pornography contributes to sexism, arguing that in pornographic performances the actresses are reduced to mere receptacles – objects – for sexual use and abuse by men. Source: Internet