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

The report from Michigan means that Frank E. Hook, belligerent spokesman of labor, is probably headed for the ashcan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said he: "Today's scoop is in tomorrow's ashcan, but a job done for public betterment lives long."

From Time Magazine Archive

I even picked some out of the ashcan.

From An Anarchist Woman by Hapgood, Hutchins