bins
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He compared trying to find a path between bins and cars as being "like a pinball machine".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
She mops the comb plates of escalators, empties trash bins and sweeps the platform of the No. 7 line subway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
In addition, composters are struggling with the amount of plastic and other debris that people and businesses put in the food waste bins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Rows and rows of metal bins line the hold like a warehouse.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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