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
He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
“I’d never been a human trash can before.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
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
We were both still laughing when I got up and gathered all our trash together, walked it over to the trash can and dropped it in.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
