trash

Example Sentences

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Cities are already deploying fleets of robot trash scoopers, lawn mowers and firefighters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“It’s hell,” said a taxi driver named Pedro as he drove past heaps of garbage rotting in the streets because there is not enough gas for trash trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

He walked around the store’s premises, picking up trash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I jerked my head toward the trash can when she looked at me in surprise.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin