trash
noun
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
trashes
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present tense formof trash (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Only firms in desperate need of cash sell more shares when their valuations are low, because it dilutes existing shareholders and trashes the share price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The former insurance executive trashes five days a week, and hikes in the Santa Susana Mountains every Friday afternoon with several volunteers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
An attorney who trashes the rule of law must know that eventually she will be barred from practicing it.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Spawned when the body trashes old red blood cells, the molecule is harmful refuse and a sign of illness.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2023
He that wades so far as to wet and foul himself, cares not how much he trashes further.—South.
From Pearls of Thought by Maturin Murray Ballou
