dustbin
noun
an ashcan; garbage can.
dustbins
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pluralof dustbin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nor did he take satisfaction that most of them now lie in the dustbins of history while he is more celebrated than ever, as humanity goes to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Four decades after its release, Haggerty’s music was pulled from the dustbins and caught the ear of a new generation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
He began spending much of his time mixing up dustbins full of white paint and adding dry pigment, bit by bit, in an effort to match the existing colors in National Trust houses.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
It’s not just a matter of deciding what will become of a business that she founded in 1972 and resurrected from the dustbins in the late 1990s.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2018
Seagulls strutted in the dustbins outside Cap'n Scallywag's.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
