garbage
Example Sentences
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"We look through the garbage so we can eat without stealing or hurting anyone," said Manuel Sanchez Angeira, 50, who has mouth cancer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
A wall of trash blocked the street, uncollected because there’s no fuel for the city’s garbage trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
For more than a year, an uncontrolled fire had burned in the bowels of the dump, broiling old garbage and sending nauseating fumes into nearby homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Justin Gignac, an artist in New York City, collected garbage outside Madison Square Garden on the day of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I drag my garbage bag across the backyard and underneath the maple tree with thick leaves and knotty roots.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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