garbage can
Example Sentences
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Next to an upside-down garbage can improbably sprouting legs and a head and tinnily broadcasting “God Bless America” is a figure group modeled on the famous image of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Another created an animated video, geared to a Latino audience, showing Angelenos lining the streets to cheer as Pratt wheels a garbage can piled with trash and the incumbent mayor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
"They don't see us as a town. To them we're just another garbage can," she said.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
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
I slam it shut, file it in my garbage can.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
