trashcan

Example Sentences

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During that search, officers saw Davis throw his cellphone into a trashcan and place items on top of it as if to hide it, according to a law enforcement affidavit.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

We don’t carry a personal device with us — it’s in our cars, at our bus stops, in every public trashcan and streetlight.

From The Verge • Nov. 1, 2021

They were disposed of properly, but the trashcan didn’t have a lid or anything.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2020

I found a trashcan about three feet away and threw away the soup cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2020

They reminded Milton of the lace cover over the bathroom trashcan.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides