Examples of litterbug in a Sentence
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The amount of money saved by not having to clean up after the litterbugs could probably pay for some cool community stuff.
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Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
Calling someone a litterbug in the ‘90s was a major insult.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Some historians argue the concept of the litterbug was meant to deflect responsibility for environmental harm away from the corporation and onto the consumer.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2023
If the litterbug isn’t caught in the act, taxpayers fund the garbage pickup.
—Christine McDaniel, Forbes, 18 May 2021
At least the lord wasn’t a litterbug.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2020
As Trump’s tweets last month continue to reverberate in Baltimore, some residents say the negative attention overlooks persistent and ongoing efforts to beautify blocks and deter litterbugs.
—Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2019
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Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
Calling someone a litterbug in the ‘90s was a major insult.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Some historians argue the concept of the litterbug was meant to deflect responsibility for environmental harm away from the corporation and onto the consumer.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2023
If the litterbug isn’t caught in the act, taxpayers fund the garbage pickup.
—Christine McDaniel, Forbes, 18 May 2021
At least the lord wasn’t a litterbug.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2020
As Trump’s tweets last month continue to reverberate in Baltimore, some residents say the negative attention overlooks persistent and ongoing efforts to beautify blocks and deter litterbugs.
—Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2019
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“Litterbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litterbug. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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litterbug
noun
lit·ter·bug
ˈlit-ər-ˌbəg 
: a person who litters a public area
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