ashcan

Example Sentences

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The 1940s sundered the 20th century, dispatching an entire global framework and any number of abiding social orders to the ashcan of history.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2018

Even the ashcan colors and chiaroscuro lighting brighten.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2011

It looks like a light private plane with a bulky ashcan suspended under each wing, and helicopter skids instead of wheels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out of his esoteric sensibility, Beckett has fashioned the snob symbol of the ashcan lids under which two of his characters live in his play Endgame.

From Time Magazine Archive

Paul thought it time to beat a silent retreat in the direction of the ashcan he had selected as his cover.

From The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain by Warren, George A.