Examples of trash can in a Sentence
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Make a mini trash can with only a plastic bag and a cereal container to keep things as clean as possible.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Dec. 2025
At one point amid the celebration, Irvin took off his belt, placed an Aggies jersey on top of a trash can and began whipping it.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
The fire in the trash can had quickly spread.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Then, tap the trash can icon in the upper right to delete it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Dec. 2025
At one point amid the celebration, Irvin took off his belt, placed an Aggies jersey on top of a trash can and began whipping it.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
The fire in the trash can had quickly spread.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Then, tap the trash can icon in the upper right to delete it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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