trash can

noun

US

: a container that holds materials that have been thrown away

Examples of trash can in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Trash that can’t fit in the toter should be bagged before setting out by the curb with the trash can, Bonta said. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Know that buried trash can come to the surface when the tide comes in. — John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Under the black cape, trash can helmet and ample body armor straight out of a low-budget sci-fi film, Binface’s alter-ego is Jon Harvey, a middle-aged comedian who has spent much of the campaign trying to keep his cool during a sweltering summer. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for trash can

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman
• flagman