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
“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
A middle-aged woman pulled over a trash can and started to help pick up, smiling at the kid.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
I dry off, opening the lid on the second trash can and pulling out a bag of clothes that I carefully put there an hour earlier on my way to Will’s room.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
