garbage truck

noun

US

: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans

Examples of garbage truck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each year, the world generates fabric waste at a rate equivalent to a garbage truck’s worth getting dumped or incinerated every second, the United Nations Environment Program estimates. — Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

The operators of a city garbage truck that killed unhoused woman Tyrah Adams will not face criminal charges. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2026

In the original, Knoxville got into a full porta-potty, which was promptly picked up by a garbage truck and flipped upside down. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

In December 2025, the garbage truck driver, Sasiya Davis-Johnson, was sentenced to three years of probation. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

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