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
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
He recently referred to the U.S. as a whole as “a dumping ground,” saying, “We’re like a garbage can for the world.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024
I’d hide forbidden foods in the garbage can in my bedroom.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024
The sea salt caramel pint is no longer sealed or in the freezer—it’s empty at the bottom of the garbage can under the sink.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
