trash can
Example Sentences
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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
“I’d never been a human trash can before.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
But as we’re walking, a woman in a black sweater and messy bun comes out of a house up ahead, trash can in tow.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
People may dump their morning coffees or afternoon pick-me-up snacks in the trash can before they hop on the bus, which may or may not be cleared in time.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
His cheeks warmed with guilt as he fished the bottle out of the trash can.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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