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
Earlier this month, a Gardena police officer responded to a report that there were whimpers and cries coming from a self-compacting trash can outside a local church.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
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
An overturned trash can would not be surprising.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
