rubbish

Example Sentences

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He described how possessions had been either "thrown" into corners or bagged with rubbish, rather than being placed in the coffins of loved ones ahead of burials or cremations.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The two localities, home to about 40,000 people, decided to take radical action around 25 years ago after predictions that their communal rubbish dump would be full by 2004.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In January, a BBC investigation identified 11 of these sites, including one in Gloucestershire that residents said had seen up to 50 vehicles deliver rubbish every day at its peak.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In others AFP found rubbish piled up at the entrance.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

He looked around, wondering what they did with rubbish, and found a boy of about his own age looking at him.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman