bins
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"When he was moving about nine months to a year later, the skeleton was disposed of into the bins," Singh added.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A giant guitar sculpture dominates the central square, guitar murals adorn walls and pavements and even the rubbish bins are shaped like guitars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The old and young rummage through garbage bins searching for something to eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Bill has taken out my trash bins for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The hogs, some still alive, were dipped next in a vat of boiling water, then scraped clean of bristle—the bristle saved in bins below the scraping tables.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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