trash can
Example Sentences
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"They basically just threw it into the trash can at this point," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A woman who dumped out and walked off with a special-edition Knicks trash can in broad daylight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
When I opened them, only the trash can was beneath the tree.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
