Examples of trash compactor in a Sentence
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After sliding down a Brooklyn building’s garbage chute at age 9 to retrieve a superintendent’s keys, his foot caught in the trash compactor and was left hanging by only a tendon.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Sitting there is a 10-ton trash compactor that handled everything that the team threw out.
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Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
When an apartment manager gave investigators access to the apartment, and to Limon's locked bedroom, the third roommate told detectives Abugharbieh had used a cart overnight on April 16 to move cardboard boxes from his room to the trash compactor.
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CBS News,
8 May 2026
Inside the trash compactor, detectives found pots and pans, Limon’s wallet and glasses and Bristy’s pink iPhone case.
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Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
The bags that Limon's body was found in were similar to those found under Abugharbieh's bed in their apartment complex's trash compactor, according to court documents.
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Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
When an apartment manager gave them access to the apartment, and to Limon's locked bedroom, the third roommate told detectives that Abugharbieh had used a cart overnight on April 16 to move cardboard boxes from his room to the trash compactor.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
For example, a former Goodwill employee revealed that her store was so overrun with mugs that the overstock ended up in a trash compactor.
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Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
On a cold morning in January, a trash compactor rolled down a stretch of East 12th Avenue, where a dozen people lived in tents and cars.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Sitting there is a 10-ton trash compactor that handled everything that the team threw out.
—
Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
When an apartment manager gave investigators access to the apartment, and to Limon's locked bedroom, the third roommate told detectives Abugharbieh had used a cart overnight on April 16 to move cardboard boxes from his room to the trash compactor.
—
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Inside the trash compactor, detectives found pots and pans, Limon’s wallet and glasses and Bristy’s pink iPhone case.
—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
The bags that Limon's body was found in were similar to those found under Abugharbieh's bed in their apartment complex's trash compactor, according to court documents.
—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
When an apartment manager gave them access to the apartment, and to Limon's locked bedroom, the third roommate told detectives that Abugharbieh had used a cart overnight on April 16 to move cardboard boxes from his room to the trash compactor.
—
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
For example, a former Goodwill employee revealed that her store was so overrun with mugs that the overstock ended up in a trash compactor.
—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
On a cold morning in January, a trash compactor rolled down a stretch of East 12th Avenue, where a dozen people lived in tents and cars.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Trash compactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20compactor. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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