Examples of trash can in a Sentence
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Los Angeles police are investigating after a woman’s body was found inside a trash can in Sunland on Tuesday morning, a department spokesperson said.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Suspect identified:Woman arrested in 2005 case of baby found in Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport trash can
Under Arizona homicide law, first-degree murder is punishable by a prison life sentence or the death penalty.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
That trash can fire, believed to have been intentionally set, occurred in a seventh-floor men’s restroom and was extinguished before causing any serious damage, police said.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Police accused Anderson of discarding Baby Skylar — a full-term baby with its umbilical cord still attached — in a Sky Harbor women's restroom trash can.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Green stood in a doorway while the man, who gagged and later vomited in a trash can, did so, the document says.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Less than five minutes later, both suspects also lit up an unknown object inside of a trash can next to a bus stop on State University Drive, police said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
What if all of that ends up in the nearest trash can?
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Boettcher also testified that Cantu threw his bloodied clothes inside a trash can on the night of the killings.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Suspect identified:Woman arrested in 2005 case of baby found in Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport trash can
Under Arizona homicide law, first-degree murder is punishable by a prison life sentence or the death penalty.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
That trash can fire, believed to have been intentionally set, occurred in a seventh-floor men’s restroom and was extinguished before causing any serious damage, police said.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Police accused Anderson of discarding Baby Skylar — a full-term baby with its umbilical cord still attached — in a Sky Harbor women's restroom trash can.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Green stood in a doorway while the man, who gagged and later vomited in a trash can, did so, the document says.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Less than five minutes later, both suspects also lit up an unknown object inside of a trash can next to a bus stop on State University Drive, police said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
What if all of that ends up in the nearest trash can?
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Boettcher also testified that Cantu threw his bloodied clothes inside a trash can on the night of the killings.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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