garbage can
Example Sentences
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Next to an upside-down garbage can improbably sprouting legs and a head and tinnily broadcasting “God Bless America” is a figure group modeled on the famous image of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
"They don't see us as a town. To them we're just another garbage can," she said.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
In her clip, the bear and the coyote are seemingly enjoying the spoils of a spilled garbage can, surveying the neighborhood while they weigh their next move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025
People snow skiing down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, garbage can lids and plastic baby pools used as makeshift sleds, snowmen on the beach; it was something out of this world.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
About twenty yards from the cabin were two big steel drums, each the size of a large garbage can.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
