How to Use trash can in a Sentence

trash can

noun
  • Pull out the debris and throw the gunk and the wand away in a trash can.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Or the stench of the garbage sticks around, even after the trash can has been emptied.
    Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • On Android, hold down on a thread then hit the trash can icon.
    Fox News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Then, open the lid over a trash can or plastic bag to dispose of the mouse.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • Hallie Biden went back to the trash can to retrieve the gun, but it was gone.
    Erica Brown, CBS News, 11 June 2024
  • Police said the trio ran from the car, throwing the guns into a trash can along the way.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The ring liner will hold and conceal the trash bag within the trash can.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • He was alleged to have burned his trash can on the balcony.
    Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
  • There are a couple of puppies that were found in a trash can in Lviv.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The crew took a trash can from the store and grabbed trays of cards, along with the register, from behind the counter.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The dog is then seen sniffing out a trash can, which is where the suspect was found.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Do not use the trash can in the kitchen, as there is a huge problem with mice, rats, and gerbils.
    Julia Young, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Law enforcement then retrieved the bag out of the trash can.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Click an item on it and choose the pencil icon to rename it or the trash can icon to remove it.
    Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 22 June 2023
  • Simply reset the lever and turn the trap on its side to release the body into a bag or trash can.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Just be sure to designate a place for a small trash can and travel mugs.
    Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
  • In fact, no known architect will mourn the loss of this ten-story trash can.
    William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Happy ending:Dumpling the pug puppy was left in a Phoenix trash can.
    Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes an idea is one second from the trash can — but ends up being the song that keeps me on tour for a year.
    Eric Roberson, Billboard, 29 June 2023
  • Martinez’s legs appeared to be broken; one had already swollen to the size of a small trash can.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Next to the cupboard from which it has been taken, a full trash can with orange peel pressed down on top.
    Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The report said a co-worker heard the nurse screaming and ran toward the room with a trash can to shield herself.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
  • Neglecting The Fridge Your trash can isn't the only place that can form a bad smell due to rotting food.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Or, shake the mop head over the trash can first before removing and putting it in the washing machine.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Toss one at the bottom of every hamper and trash can to help cover up foul smells.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
  • One wipe goes pretty far, and when finished, skip the trash can and flush it instead (the wipes will not harm septic tanks).
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
  • This trash can is leakproof, which helps keep your car dry in case of any interior spills.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Every trash can costs a tremendous amount of money to model over and over again.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Set to an upbeat tune in the key of Kander and Ebb, the song climaxes in a dance routine with trash can lids for tap shoes.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Pick up the trap in the morning, discard the earwigs in a trash can, or shake them into a bucket of soapy water to kill them.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2024

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