dustbin
Example Sentences
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The pink, mouse-like creatures lived in craters covered by dustbin lids - the lids' noisy "clang" gave the show its name.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
But those primarily interested in dividend income shouldn’t toss them in the dustbin just yet.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
In the same opinion, the court more or less threw a 90-year-old precedent into the dustbin of history and never explained why.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2025
In the kitchen, Ugwu kept Olanna’s plate aside on the Formica counter and emptied the rest, watching rice, stew, greens, and bones slide into the dustbin.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
