How to Use "Garbage" with Example Sentences

garbage (n): trash or waste material; something that is bad or stupid

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Used with adjectives:

"They pick up household garbage on Mondays."
(household, kitchen)

"Please take that rotting garbage outside."
(rotting)

"Your lies are complete garbage."
(complete, total, pure, utter, absolute)

Used with verbs:

"Take out the garbage before you go to bed."
(take out)

"Garbage will not be collected on holidays."
(collected, removed)

"People keep throwing their garbage in my yard."
(throwing, dumping, leaving)

"Make sure you dispose of the garbage before you leave."
(dispose of, throw out, throw away)

"She helped pick up garbage along the beach."
(pick up)

Used with nouns:

"Someone left a pile of garbage in here."
(pile, bag)

"Put that in the garbage can."
(can, bag, heap)

"The garbage truck is so noisy."
(truck)

"Garbage collection is on Monday."
(collection)

"We're taking a load to the garbage dump tomorrow."
(dump)