Examples of trash can in a Sentence
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The gun was in his possession for 11 days before it was discarded in a trash can outside a grocery store by Hallie Biden.
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 5 June 2024
How much trash can be collected, and where? Trash will be collected curbside, not in the alleyway.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
The critter’s surprise appearance on the field in the first half led to comic scenes of groundskeepers futilely trying to trap it in a trash can.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The statue was discovered dismantled and burned in a trash can fire on Jan. 30 in Garvey Park, authorities said.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 May 2024
An automatic trash can is one of the simplest solutions to one of the dirtiest kitchen chores.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Now that handicapping angle may go in the trash can.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Police searched the Honeysuckle Circle home and found plane tickets to Washington, as well as a missing-persons flyer for Gabe at the bottom of a trash can, authorities said.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
The suspect reportedly discarded the weapon in a nearby trash can and then fled the scene before an employee of the Miami City Ballet discovered her body the next morning.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 5 June 2024
How much trash can be collected, and where? Trash will be collected curbside, not in the alleyway.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
The critter’s surprise appearance on the field in the first half led to comic scenes of groundskeepers futilely trying to trap it in a trash can.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The statue was discovered dismantled and burned in a trash can fire on Jan. 30 in Garvey Park, authorities said.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 May 2024
An automatic trash can is one of the simplest solutions to one of the dirtiest kitchen chores.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Now that handicapping angle may go in the trash can.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Police searched the Honeysuckle Circle home and found plane tickets to Washington, as well as a missing-persons flyer for Gabe at the bottom of a trash can, authorities said.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
The suspect reportedly discarded the weapon in a nearby trash can and then fled the scene before an employee of the Miami City Ballet discovered her body the next morning.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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