garbage disposal

Example Sentences

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Japan’s garbage disposal laws meant they had to hire a licensed company to throw it out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The family watched closely as a translator showed them key features in their apartment: which knob matched which burner on the stovetop, how the garbage disposal and window blinds worked.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

This garbage disposal occurs during sleep, so to to investigate the force behind the cleaning, they looked at the brains of sleeping mice.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

"When there is either too much trash accumulating in neurons, or when the normal 'in-house' garbage disposal system is broken, the cellular waste is then being thrown out in these exophers."

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

I dab a little ketchup at the corners of my mouth, scrape the entire mess into the garbage disposal, turn on the hot water, and flick the switch.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson