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
Besides the sight and smell of stinking garbage in the roasting heat of July, the piling bins have attracted pests, ranging from flies and maggots to raccoons that scatter the litter.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
The location where the rail-like ramp stands had been a garbage dump next to a sliver of preserved wetlands.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
Before the sanitation strike of 1968, Oscar the Grouch-style cans containing most garbage were the norm.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
Trickle-down economics may be garbage, but Sony is a steadfast believer in trickle down electronics and the new ZV-E10 II continues its trend of bringing small, iterative changes down from its pricier cameras to more affordable models.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 10 July 2024
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
The location where the rail-like ramp stands had been a garbage dump next to a sliver of preserved wetlands.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
Before the sanitation strike of 1968, Oscar the Grouch-style cans containing most garbage were the norm.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
Trickle-down economics may be garbage, but Sony is a steadfast believer in trickle down electronics and the new ZV-E10 II continues its trend of bringing small, iterative changes down from its pricier cameras to more affordable models.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 10 July 2024
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“Garbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage. Accessed 24 Jul. 2024.
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