How to Use trash can in a Sentence

trash can

noun
  • What goes in my gray trash can?
    — Hali Smith march 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
  • One roach crawled out of a trash can.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Why shouldn’t your trash can look this good?
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Or, in Chase’s case, a trash can.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Clean trash can spills or stains right away so odors don’t linger.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That was like a moving trash can.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • Who got caught swiping this trash can?
    — FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • The fire in the trash can had quickly spread.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Rinse the trash can with clean water.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Use tight-fitting trash can lids.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In small kitchens, there may not be a good spot to hide your trash can.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Finding a spot in your kitchen for a trash can is tricky.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
  • These can attract pests just as much as a full trash can.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • At one point, Lang grabbed the trash can lid and bent it.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The right way to dispose of oil and grease is in the trash can.
    — Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then, tap the trash can icon in the upper right to delete it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Why wait for a trash can when all the world’s available to be one?
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The kitchen’s hand-washing sink was blocked from use by a trash can.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Pull out the debris and throw the gunk and the wand away in a trash can.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Take the filter outside and hold it over a trash can.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The handwash sink was fully blocked by a trash can.
    — Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Rinse the trash can thoroughly and air dry.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Toss the sweeper bag, and put it in an outdoor trash can.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Pour liquids down the sink instead of in the trash can.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Underneath your counter is a prime spot to hide a trash can.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
  • On Android, hold down on a thread then hit the trash can icon.
    — Fox News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • There, alone and awkward, sat a single trash can.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • She'd been bound and raped before she was wrapped in trash bags and put in the trash can.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
  • Meet Aaron, who once set the trash can on fire with a dinner roll.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Spit the oil into a trash can (not the sink, to avoid clogging).
    — Daley Quinn, Glamour, 11 June 2025

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