How to Use garbage can in a Sentence

garbage can

noun
  • Leave the lid open to allow the garbage can to air-dry in the sun.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • The burger cook station hand sink was blocked by a garbage can.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • Thank you to the young woman who pushed my garbage can into my garage.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Use my go-to practices for keeping a clean-smelling garbage can.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Still, many people treat their junk drawer as a pre-garbage can limbo.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The kitchen god circled the garbage can, sniffing its contents.
    — Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Throwing into a square in a net, or a garbage can that’s 35 yards away.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There's also a garbage can, slide-out counter extension and pull-out pantry.
    — New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Just release the lock on the bottom of the canister over a garbage can.
    — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2023
  • Turn the toaster upside down and shake it over the kitchen sink or a garbage can to remove loose crumbs.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Staying true to form, Iyo hit a moonsault wearing a garbage can.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Toss your cleaning cloths into the washing machine rather than the garbage can.
    — Lauren Krueger, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • While in the ring, McIntyre burned the picture and dropped it in a garbage can.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Photos show the garbage can, fencing and shovels thrown across the backyard.
    — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • My garbage can stinks and my recycling bins are overflowing.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Use a disinfecting wipe to clean the inside and outside of the garbage can.
    — Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Guests shed layers of stockings and other clothing and tossed them into a garbage can.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Somebody was saying a grill exploded, somebody else said there was a bomb in a garbage can.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The garbage can was overflowing and the sink above it was filled with empty plastic bottles.
    — Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Destroyed in one second by my mother, its shreds tossed into the garbage can under the sink.
    — Miriam Toews september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Apply more sealant to the fitting's nut and screw it onto the fitting inside the garbage can.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2022
  • He was amused – although his first thought was to evict the couple and their belongings into the garbage can.
    — Laura Colvin, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • His gray jacket was eventually found in his neighbor's garbage can.
    — Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The toilet, the jammed commuter train, the garbage can, all replete with loneliness.
    — Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • But during the unrest of 1967, a garbage can was thrown through their window.
    — Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The water bottle and snack wrapper were found in a garbage can near the crime scene, prosecutors said.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • Police then found a key piece of evidence in a garbage can in a park near the one where Etzler was attacked.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In the garage, prosectors said police found Graves' purse and wallet in a garbage can.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But not all trash should go straight into your garbage can, and not all food might be safe to go back into your refrigerator.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
  • There are a few indicators of taste in a person’s home, and one of those is definitely their garbage can.
    — Tiana Randall, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024

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