garbage bag

Example Sentences

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Then she tosses the cake in the garbage bag on the housekeeping trolley with a queenly flourish, all without breaking her stride to the elevator.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

By Thursday evening, someone had returned a garbage bag full of newspapers to the Plaindealer, and supporters had donated about $2,000 to the paper, something Wiggins called “extremely heartening and humbling.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

It’s a waste of taxpayer money as well as the time of public employees who have better things to do than toss freshly grilled corn-on-the-cob into a garbage bag.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

I was not excited about the specter of Alvin’s 50-gallon garbage bag and roll of toilet paper, which would ensure me membership to what our pilot called “a very elite club.”

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2023

Then I said, “Did you know Mama left us when we were little? Just ran off with a garbage bag full of clothes to start a new life?”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor