Examples of trash can in a Sentence
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Spit the oil into a trash can (not the sink, to avoid clogging).
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Daley Quinn, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Joan scrambled to dump the pushcart of her possessions into a Coney Island trash can on the beach off the boardwalk way down from her building so her landlord wouldn’t see.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Remove Powder: Dispose of the powder in a trash can and brush away any residue.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
Monte Anderson opened a broom closet in his kitchen and pointed to a door handle near a mop and a trash can.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Daley Quinn, Glamour, 11 June 2025
Joan scrambled to dump the pushcart of her possessions into a Coney Island trash can on the beach off the boardwalk way down from her building so her landlord wouldn’t see.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Remove Powder: Dispose of the powder in a trash can and brush away any residue.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
Monte Anderson opened a broom closet in his kitchen and pointed to a door handle near a mop and a trash can.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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