trash

Example Sentences

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This was a reference to North Korea dropping hundreds of balloons in 2024, which were later found to contain "filthy waste and trash", across the border in the South.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

And a $10 charge for trash hauling and $15 for valet trash service, on top of several other fees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Tons of trash, ridden with glass and barbed wire, had to be removed from Nachusa in tractor trailers before the first of the bison could be reintroduced.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Runaway inflation has caused the price of basic goods to soar and mountains of trash have piled up on the streets of Havana.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I need to dump it in the trash behind the building, but I don’t want to run into anyone who might ask about Mom.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko