littering

Example Sentences

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He found broken trees littering the mountainside and hurled into the water, and vast swathes of scarred rock stripped of soil and vegetation.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In Tylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf, local resident Cat, 54, said she and her children were "quite horrified" by the level of littering and fly-tipping near their home.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

In some tourist-heavy areas, littering is on the rise, leading some local officials to rethink waste management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Johnson points to the irony of murals dedicated to legendary punk bands the Descendents and Black Flag littering the now-expensive Hermosa Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The tide brought more to us, littering the wrack line with chunks of it that we gathered like shell seekers who knew too much about frostbite.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk