rubbish
Example Sentences
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As Lin scrubbed the floor on her knees, it picked up rubbish and folded clothes strewn across a sofa.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
A south London incineration company has been granted permission to process tens of thousands of extra tonnes of rubbish each year after the Environment Agency approved a permit variation.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Fiji's environment ministry on Thursday rejected a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation, after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"We spent about four hours tidying up rubbish," said Bennett's eight-year-old.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I’ve been trading, collecting things to sell in the secondhand shops and sometimes in the rubbish bins outside the nicer houses, washing and sewing and repairing what I find.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing rubbish
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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