1
: useless waste or rejected matter : trash
2
: something that is worthless or nonsensical
few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives—
William Bridges-Adams
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Examples of rubbish in a Sentence
Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.
I think what he says is absolute rubbish!
“I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.
Recent Examples on the Web
At one camp, Yoong managed to befriend a Mong La local who was employed to cart away rubbish and persuaded her to help.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Well, maybe the new, grainy car picture will put all this rubbish to bed.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
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TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Well, maybe the new, grainy car picture will put all this rubbish to bed.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rubbish
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbish. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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