How to Use dumpster in a Sentence

dumpster

noun

• The winds had thrown a steel dumpster against the front wall.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
• But the man just shakes his head and opens a door to the dumpsters out back.
  — Laura Steinel, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
• Four of the dogs were found in a dumpster by the shelter.
  — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
• Only hours old, the pups had been tossed aside and left to die in a dumpster.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
• There were also about 15 grass, dumpster, and trash fires in the area.
  — Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
• Skye Skye was found in a dumpster and brought to a high-kill shelter.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
• The two cleaned the area and wrapped Nicole Jones’ body in the tarp and threw it in a dumpster, officials said.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
• Mary is nearly hit by a rogue dumpster in the street, and Steve saves her life.
  — Vulture, 27 Jan. 2023
• The oldest case dates to 1978 when a newborn girl was found in a dumpster.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2022
• The dog appeared to have been stabbed and choked before its death, and was found in a dumpster.
  — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
• The widow of his brother, Beau, later found the gun and threw it in a dumpster.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
• The girl landed between a tree and a dumpster, the report shows.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
• The desks came out of a dumpster and the computers were hand-me-downs, but students showed up.
  — Mike Belleme, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
• Rowan screamed for help, and the owner of the club and his wife came out and helped get her out from behind the dumpster and iced her head.
  — Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 July 2025
• Video footage shows Hart climbing inside the dumpster and grabbing hold of the snake.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
• If a bear is seen in your area, make sure that trash cans and dumpsters are secured and can't be used as a source of food.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
• The dumpster had been removed from the area and residents were piling trash bags off to the side.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2023
• His guys sometimes pick up enough garbage to fill six 30-yard dumpsters.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 8 Sep. 2023
• Even so, the dumpster was subject to outsiders tossing garbage in and around it.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
• According to the affidavit, the trio then disposed of the body in a dumpster.
  — Chris Spargo, People.com, 10 June 2025
• But police believe the torso found in the dumpster is Mei’s.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• The scene had a lot of blood, including bloody drag marks near the dumpster, the arrest report said.
  — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2024
• Seagulls wheel around above, drawn by scraps in dumpsters.
  — Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• Authorities say the body of the infant was found in a dumpster near the apartment where Onduto lived at the time.
  — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
• Inside the dumpster, officers found a suitcase covered in Bagley’s blood.
  — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
• Video showed Kpaan running from the scene, taking off a blue sweater and putting it in a dumpster, charges say.
  — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
• The tallow bin was open, and grease accumulation was present on the ground around the bin and dumpster area.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• To think of an unhoused person’s meager belongings ending up in a dumpster!
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
• His nemesis is a dumpster, according to the show.
  — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
• Rent a dumpster and toss it all in.
  — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026