rubbish bin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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You see, every dish on the nightly menu is made with ingredients that were destined for the rubbish bin, often because they’re bruised or slightly overripe.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2020
It was the runt of its litter and had been found in a rubbish bin, where it had been thrown away.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019
That letter was later reported to have landed in the rubbish bin beneath Erdogan's desk.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2019
Perhaps, as Buffon said so floridly of Oliver, it would take a rubbish bin for a heart.
From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2018
He put another bite of cereal in his mouth, definitely not looking at the rubbish bin, where he had stuffed the plastic bag full of leaves he’d swept up this morning first thing.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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