garbage truck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Firefighters rescued a man from a garbage truck in San Francisco early Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He’s never heard of a doctor’s son running behind a garbage truck: “it’s a family business, passed on from father to son and from brother to cousin.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A garbage truck came and emptied the contents and drove off.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
“To this day, when it becomes summer and I smell a stinking garbage truck, I think of my childhood,” Horwitz, 31, said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
“Emmett’s at work,” she said, eyeing the garbage truck, “but if you’ll bring me a load of good plantin’ dirt, those old shingles are yours.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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