dump

Example Sentences

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Italy's "Land of Fires", also known as the "Triangle of Death", has served as a dump and illegal incineration site since the late 1980s.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Others are land, often privately owned and in the countryside, which has been used to dump huge piles of rubbish.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Taken as a whole, Drake’s album dump is a deeply unpleasant slog.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Caterpillar, known for its giant yellow dump trucks and bulldozers, surged 9% to an all-time closing high after reporting AI-fueled demand for its power-generation equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On Clare’s journey out of the dump, the scent of bonfires began to snake through the trees.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman