garbage truck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Yet the series allows Lilypad to be a more sympathetic antagonist than the teddy bear it once tied to the grille of a garbage truck in “Toy Story 3.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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
Julieta Echeverría, 23, raises two young boys in a home perched over a sandy creek into which people toss refuse, as there are no roads fit for a garbage truck.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2023
“That’s one answer, but I’m thinking of something else,” Mark said, grabbing hold of the end of the garbage truck once again.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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