garbage

Example Sentences

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Chile generates an average of 1.1 kilograms of garbage per person per day and recycles just 0.8 percent, according to the environment ministry.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Dylan would have to probably work hard to write such bland and pointless garbage.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Translated from French, Pare-Poupart’s must-read memoir follows his journey as a garbage man in Montreal and the people who pick up what we wish to leave behind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"That piece of garbage they sent us - I didn't even finish reading it," he said.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

I slam it shut, file it in my garbage can.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam