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

The new proposals come after rising levels of waste crime have been seen across the country and increased reports of "super sites" which contain tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In others AFP found rubbish piled up at the entrance.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

She lifted out the rubbish, pulled out the folded newspaper underneath, and opened it up, and there was my little turd.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah