trash can

Example Sentences

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Poer likes to joke that he has to get rid of Quillian’s things when he isn’t looking or “he would climb into the trash can and pull things back out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“The trash can issue is probably something I could tolerate much more easily.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Out of a Kia sedan emerged a man who carried a bag of trash over to a trash can, rubbed his eyes, and drove off.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

People may dump their morning coffees or afternoon pick-me-up snacks in the trash can before they hop on the bus, which may or may not be cleared in time.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

The guy crumples something up and tosses it at the trash can beside me.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi