1
a
: food waste
b
: discarded or useless material
2
a
b
: inaccurate or useless data
Synonyms
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
Alternate-side parking would not work at all for many arterial or collector streets, and the city will have to figure out how the new parking configurations impact garbage and recycling pick-up.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2024
There are certain things – like quiet trains and what to do with garbage – that the Swiss have just figured out and New Yorkers could learn a lot from this country!
—Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2009 city administrators suggested charging $20 a month for garbage collection as a way to help cover a deficit in the city budget.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Rashaan and other children began throwing garbage on the stove, which led to a fire breaking out, the report states.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
Trucks dump the organic waste materials, and those truckloads are checked by employees for potential contaminants like garbage.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Find your garbage and recycling schedule at city.milwaukee.gov/sanitation/GarbageRecyclingSchedules.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Snails can be disposed of by double bagging them in a garbage bag and taping the bag shut.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Specialists recommend removing large portions of the plant at once, putting them into garbage bags and incinerating them when possible.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2024
There are certain things – like quiet trains and what to do with garbage – that the Swiss have just figured out and New Yorkers could learn a lot from this country!
—Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2009 city administrators suggested charging $20 a month for garbage collection as a way to help cover a deficit in the city budget.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Rashaan and other children began throwing garbage on the stove, which led to a fire breaking out, the report states.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
Trucks dump the organic waste materials, and those truckloads are checked by employees for potential contaminants like garbage.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Find your garbage and recycling schedule at city.milwaukee.gov/sanitation/GarbageRecyclingSchedules.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Snails can be disposed of by double bagging them in a garbage bag and taping the bag shut.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Specialists recommend removing large portions of the plant at once, putting them into garbage bags and incinerating them when possible.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Garbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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