garbage

Example Sentences

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Locals apologize for the trash piling up on street corners, as garbage pickup has halted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Garbage in, garbage out remains the eternal problem calling for intelligent human prioritization of computing tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

A garbage truck came and emptied the contents and drove off.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She had made vines out of strips of green plastic cut from a garbage bag.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan