trash

Example Sentences

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Bass is looking to expand the installation of “curb cuts” — wheelchair ramps at intersections — while also spending more on the removal of trash from L.A. streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

And heaps of trash, some of which blocked sidewalks and some of which spilled off curbs and into streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

In a sultry basement bar on a Wednesday night in downtown Manhattan, some serious trash talking was going on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The district and county councils nominally manage education, road paving, trash collection and a bevy of social services including low-income housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“I’ve pulled bites of this out of the trash from the finest human dens.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz