ashcan
Example Sentences
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The 1940s sundered the 20th century, dispatching an entire global framework and any number of abiding social orders to the ashcan of history.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2018
Even the ashcan colors and chiaroscuro lighting brighten.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2011
In Endgame, the lid is lifted on a character who is dying in an ashcan, and it is disclosed that "he's crying."
From Time Magazine Archive
But they had long outlived their early scornful nickname: the "ashcan school."
From Time Magazine Archive
Paul thought it time to beat a silent retreat in the direction of the ashcan he had selected as his cover.
From The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain by Warren, George A.
