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

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

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

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024

I tossed the last of my cone in the garbage can and shifted the shark anatomy book, but the postcards fell onto the ground.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen