wastebasket

Example Sentences

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These commitments are important, as they give Kennedy something to wad up and christen his wastebasket with when he steps into his new office.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2025

This trend should be in the same wastebasket as mullets, microwave dinners and inflated lips.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024

In fact, I invented an official “Plaza Suite” wastebasket with its own logo, and I invented a fire screen with a “Plaza Suite” embossed logo.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

Kids might not yell his name the way they hollered “KOBE!” as they faded away and tossed a rolled up piece of paper toward the wastebasket.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2021

I stared at the crumpled pages that filled my bedroom wastebasket.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez