trash can
Example Sentences
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Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Prosecutors argued that this left his poorly trained, panic-stricken crew effectively useless amid the fire, which possibly originated in a trash can sometime after 2:35 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
“The trash can issue is probably something I could tolerate much more easily.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 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
Dancing by the DJ booth, a stray bee made its way from the trash can to the back of my ear.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
