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

During a separate business inspection, officers witnessed a firearm being thrown into a trash can, Hayes said. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from a Casey’s convenience store there and identified a woman who was seen walking near an exterior trash can. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Their remains were discovered in a trash can in a vacant lot near the motel where Robinson had stayed around the time the women disappeared. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

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