Example Sentences

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“As long as humans are littering and leaving garbage, rats will be there,” Ms. Byrne, PETA’s director of outreach, told the news outlet.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023

“I think they’ve done a medium job because they’re still producing a lot of carbon dioxide and a lot of people are littering still.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

She wants her journey to make people realize that no matter how far inland you are, littering at campsites and in rivers will eventually pollute America’s rivers, lakes and even the ocean.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2015

He was, of course, referring to the frankly obscene number of pictures and videos of cats in ridiculous situations, wearing silly outfits, doing hilarious things that are littering every corner of the web.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2011

Just as stars are covering the ceiling above, crumbs are littering the ground beneath me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer