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Simply give your trash can a thorough soak with a dishwasher tablet and hot water to eliminate sticky buildup and unpleasant odors.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Use an old cleaning rag or disposable cloth, and thoroughly wipe down your trash can.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
The group continued the assault as the victim ran toward the cinema food court, where he was again surrounded and beaten, with his head shoved into a trash can.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Another image showed a trash can filled with water with a trash bag partially covering it, which Williams said was used as the vendor’s handwashing station.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Use an old cleaning rag or disposable cloth, and thoroughly wipe down your trash can.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
The group continued the assault as the victim ran toward the cinema food court, where he was again surrounded and beaten, with his head shoved into a trash can.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Another image showed a trash can filled with water with a trash bag partially covering it, which Williams said was used as the vendor’s handwashing station.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trash can
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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