rubbish
Example Sentences
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Van Wolfwinkle, real name Phil Heckels, has dubbed it "rubbish".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The two localities, home to about 40,000 people, decided to take radical action around 25 years ago after predictions that their communal rubbish dump would be full by 2004.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
"They said, 'Well it's not a crime to burn rubbish in your garden'."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Council tax covers a variety of services, from rubbish collections to providing social care for vulnerable adults and children, and it is one of the biggest bills households face.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
You and Kutti watched as the boys carefully separated our rubbish into piles: cardboard, metal, plastic, glass.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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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