garbage

Example Sentences

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"It was like a hoarder's house with garbage bags everywhere... a mess," added Curreri.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“It’s hell,” said a taxi driver named Pedro as he drove past heaps of garbage rotting in the streets because there is not enough gas for trash trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

It is now swept by local and nationwide blackouts, a failing electrical grid, food shortages, rationing, shrinking services—famously, limited garbage collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Green garbage cans were lined up along the entrance to the lot, for people to store their belongings in if they wanted to go into shelters.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

School just ended, so I’m riding over to the park now, have a garbage bag all ready for any stranded cans, but there’s nothing.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz