How to Use dustbin in a Sentence

dustbin

noun
  • Sweep up anything that falls on the floor in your porch and throw it in the dustbin.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026
  • And cleaning the dustbin is as simple as washing it in the sink.
    — Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
  • That would send the suggestions to the same dustbin as past studies.
    — NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
  • Others are just bad ideas that no one has yet had the sense to toss in the dustbin of history.
    — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 11 Sep. 2017
  • And when the dustbin gets full, simply pull it out and empty it into the trash for easy clean-up.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The large dustbin is easy to remove and clean, and the three-part set-up was quick and intuitive.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That’s not to say it’s destined for the dustbin — this critic, anyhow, liked it very much.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • To empty the dustbin, simply open it and pour it into the garbage before the next use.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Kudos all the same to Brown for rescuing this play from the dustbin.
    — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
  • To start mopping, just remove the dustbin, add in the water tank, and the mop cloth takes care of the rest.
    — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Then, put the dustbin and water tank in the vacuum, and place it on the charger.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The dustbin is easy to empty, and the dustbin and filters are all washable.
    — Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
  • The dustbin is fairly small and needs to be emptied often when cleaning.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Guapa belongs to a special race which comes from the dustbins of Madrid.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The dustbin is also easy to empty, which makes maintenance a breeze.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • And CDs are in the dustbin of history.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
  • According to the brand, the dustbin can hold up to 60 days’ worth of debris.
    — Clara McMahon, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The bad ones end up in the dustbin of history along with leisure suits, pet rocks, mullets, and disco.
    — William Becker, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025
  • And when you're done cleaning, just snap off the bagless dustbin and toss the contents straight into the trash.
    — Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2022
  • The robot features an extra large dustbin and is designed to handle pet hair like a champ.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The filter screen and dustbin are both removable and washable.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
  • And with that, Jennings’s findings were consigned to the dustbin.
    — Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 22 May 2021
  • Additionally, some hair did get stuck in the dustbin and needed to be pulled out.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
  • There's no large dustbin at the top of the handle like the company's other models.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
  • It is headed for the dustbin in the Senate, and deservedly so.
    — The Editors, National Review, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The pre-motor filter is under the dustbin and should be cleaned every 1 to 3 months.
    — Maya Pottiger, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • However, thanks to the self-emptying feature, our tester didn’t have to dump the dustbin.
    — Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • This veneration of willpower is due for the dustbin, Puhl says.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The 15-ounce dustbin pulls free by pressing a lever and opens by pinching the finger indents in the top.
    — PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024

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