Examples of garbage can in a Sentence
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Still, many people treat their junk drawer as a pre-garbage can limbo.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
People who have one of the bottles are advised to leave it unopened and to wrap it in paper towels and put it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage can.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Choosing a wall mounted sink instead of a full vanity allows space for a garbage can and small storage stool that can tuck behind the sink, as well as towel hooks or a towel bar just outside the shower door.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Destroyed in one second by my mother, its shreds tossed into the garbage can under the sink.
—Miriam Toews
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
People who have one of the bottles are advised to leave it unopened and to wrap it in paper towels and put it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage can.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Choosing a wall mounted sink instead of a full vanity allows space for a garbage can and small storage stool that can tuck behind the sink, as well as towel hooks or a towel bar just outside the shower door.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Destroyed in one second by my mother, its shreds tossed into the garbage can under the sink.
—Miriam Toews
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garbage can
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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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