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

"Golf is really good for five months of the year in the UK, OK for four, and rubbish for the rest," says Chris Ingham, co-founder of indoor venue Pitch Golf.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

In others AFP found rubbish piled up at the entrance.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Then he threw the rest of the newspaper onto the rubbish pile and turned to face the room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling