trash can
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, officers observed him throwing a fast food bag into a public trash can at a parking lot in Madison.
From New York Times
When officers arrived at his apartment, they found the bodies of two women in trash cans in the living room, police said in a press release.
From Seattle Times
After he left, police retrieved the bag from the trash can.
From Seattle Times
More trash cans we can live with, but American Disposal Services — which picks up the trash, garbage and recycling — already seems to be running at full tilt.
From Washington Post
Meet the raccoon dog; it earns its name from its black facial markings, which give the animal a masked appearance and a more-than-passing resemblance to those infamous raiders of urban trash cans.
From New York Times
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