garbage truck

noun

: 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 Local outlets like Het Parool and Algemeen Dagblad reported that Charles was struck by a garbage truck as a pedestrian on Oct. 14, and that she was declared dead by the time emergency services arrived on the scene. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 According to local news outlets Het Parool, De Telegraaf and Algemeen Dagblad, Charles died on Monday, Oct. 14, after a collision with a garbage truck by the Passeerdersgracht canal. —

Becca Longmire, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 An image posted on Reddit showed a garbage truck with flames several feet behind it. —

Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024 The driver of the city garbage truck was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garbage truck

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