1
: useless waste or rejected matter : trash
2
: something that is worthless or nonsensical
few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives—
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Examples of rubbish in a Sentence
Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.
I think what he says is absolute rubbish!
“I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.
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On the evening of January 14, a woman was arrested after allegedly setting multiple piles of rubbish and trash on fire, Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference last week.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Combine principles with experience Anyone can send out glib; motivational rubbish based on principles.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
In the city center and suburbs of Maputo, mountains of rubbish were piling up.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Not this current rubbish that has been served up and charged at Michelin star rates.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Combine principles with experience Anyone can send out glib; motivational rubbish based on principles.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
In the city center and suburbs of Maputo, mountains of rubbish were piling up.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Not this current rubbish that has been served up and charged at Michelin star rates.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbish. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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