garbage can

Example Sentences

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“No Black person’s ever asked me why Mookie threw the garbage can through the window,” he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Once, he even called out a Reds player’s lack of hustle on the basepaths — and ended up stuffed in a garbage can.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

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’d hide forbidden foods in the garbage can in my bedroom.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024

There was no garbage can in sight, but Mia held out her hand, and after a moment of embarrassment Lexie handed over the damp wad of tissue.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng