rubbish
Example Sentences
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The smell of rubbish hangs heavy in the air as pickup trucks and handcarts crawl through narrow alleyways, unloading the day's collections while children weave between them chasing footballs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Nobody bothered to step up against him apart from a bin, which is a bit rubbish, isn’t it!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"I really feel for the people that have been sucked into buying some of this rubbish," Matthews said.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In some areas bus services and rubbish collections have been reduced.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
As I sat at her table, she put the rubbish sack in a covered dish to dissuade the rats and roaches.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing rubbish
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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50 Great Words from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
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