trash

Example Sentences

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When rain falls on California shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines, and bacteria from trash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

And a $10 charge for trash hauling and $15 for valet trash service, on top of several other fees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Despite cities’ trash, speeding cars, dogs, and humans, capybaras see plenty of upsides in urban riverside living: water, food, and shelter—plus no pumas, who have been known to eat young capybaras.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Responses on social media to the launch have ranged from describing it as "straight to the junkyard trash" to an "absolute masterclass in design".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But, as we have established, his snout was as keen as ever, and it did not miss the familiar scent of sweet, rotting trash that wafted toward him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman