garbage can

Example Sentences

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"They don't see us as a town. To them we're just another garbage can," she said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“No Black person’s ever asked me why Mookie threw the garbage can through the window,” he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Once, he even called out a Reds player’s lack of hustle on the basepaths — and ended up stuffed in a garbage can.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

A few minutes later I came upon another man, who was digging through a garbage can for something to drink.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

“I’m sure they will, Brady,” Dad replied as he dumped the contents of the dustpan into a big garbage can.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings