garbage

Example Sentences

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This includes things such as unsecured garbage cans, fallen fruit, bird feeders, pet food left outside and uncleaned grills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Republic Services is No. 2 nationally behind Waste Management in garbage collection and recycling.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

More than a dozen neighborhoods in the capital city of Havana erupted in protests Wednesday night, with residents banging pots and burning garbage amid rising anger over dayslong blackouts and deteriorating living conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The road had been blocked with a large garbage container and tyres.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The book made an arc in the air and landed in the garbage without a sound.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly