trash can
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Poer likes to joke that he has to get rid of Quillian’s things when he isn’t looking or “he would climb into the trash can and pull things back out.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
“I’d never been a human trash can before.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
People may dump their morning coffees or afternoon pick-me-up snacks in the trash can before they hop on the bus, which may or may not be cleared in time.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
Ellis gets up to put her trash in the trash can.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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