garbage can
Example Sentences
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"They don't see us as a town. To them we're just another garbage can," she said.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“No Black person’s ever asked me why Mookie threw the garbage can through the window,” he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
A few minutes later I came upon another man, who was digging through a garbage can for something to drink.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
Following a bear, who’ll knock over a garbage can to lick out a discarded jar of peanut butter but may ignore chicken bones, could be a win for the smaller animal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025
When she's satisfied that there's no other litter to collect, she walks over to the garbage can just a few feet away from me.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
