trashcan

Example Sentences

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The woman who emptied a Knicks trashcan on the street and stole it gets fired from her executive job at JPMorgan Chase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

During that search, officers saw Davis throw his cellphone into a trashcan and place items on top of it as if to hide it, according to a law enforcement affidavit.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Finally, Madad emphasized the need to be careful with their tissues and trash: “the infected person should put any waste generated into a trashcan lined with a bag,” she recommends.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2022

The exhibition space is fashioned as a schoolhouse tipped on its side, with a desk and chair on the wall along with a trashcan overflowing with crumpled, doodled homework.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2022

Then I stash my new postcard underneath the trashcan.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller