dustbin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dustbin
Example Sentences
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But those primarily interested in dividend income shouldn’t toss them in the dustbin just yet.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
In the same opinion, the court more or less threw a 90-year-old precedent into the dustbin of history and never explained why.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2025
But I can assure you, it has not been set aside into a dustbin.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025
Invariably she’d tear it up and throw it in the dustbin.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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