garbage
Example Sentences
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"We look through the garbage so we can eat without stealing or hurting anyone," said Manuel Sanchez Angeira, 50, who has mouth cancer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mountains of garbage line Havana’s streets, some set ablaze by residents protesting their living conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the street, a refrigerator missing a door was on its back, overflowing with garbage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
At the heart of the boom is the sprawling eastern Cairo settlement of Manshiyet Nasser, where generations of garbage collectors have built one of the world's most sophisticated informal recycling systems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Touching his slimy baked-bean garbage and his used paper napkins.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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