1
a
: food waste
b
: discarded or useless material
2
a
b
: inaccurate or useless data
Examples of garbage in a Sentence
The park was littered with garbage.
Please take out the garbage.
Raccoons were going through the garbage.
Throw the can in the garbage.
If you ask me, what he said is a bunch of garbage.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Bureau of Rodent Control has been increasing collaboration with the Bureau of Sanitation to replace faulty garbage carts, which rats can exploit to obtain more food.
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Another item that is often forgotten is garbage bags for collecting waste along the way, especially when passing through remote areas without public bins.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Why would one country ever, under any circumstances, buy the garbage from another country?
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 11 July 2025
Records show those complaints ranged from concerns about tall weeds, graffiti and multiple reports of trash and garbage being dumped on the parking lot’s broken asphalt.
—Mike Hendricks
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Another item that is often forgotten is garbage bags for collecting waste along the way, especially when passing through remote areas without public bins.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Why would one country ever, under any circumstances, buy the garbage from another country?
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 11 July 2025
Records show those complaints ranged from concerns about tall weeds, graffiti and multiple reports of trash and garbage being dumped on the parking lot’s broken asphalt.
—Mike Hendricks
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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“Garbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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