rubbish
Example Sentences
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"I get frustrated just listening to a bunch of rubbish," he told reporters at a press conference.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
“No one could agree, and I threw all these titles at it, and it came back with such rubbish, it didn’t help me at all,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Much of her lore was mere rubbish and humbug, nor did she know the true spells from the false.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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