| 单词 | garbage |
| 例句 | While he was there, waiting for the dog to go away, a garbage truck from the Department of Sanitation drove up to the curb and two men picked up the can. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to... be sick. I’m—” I grab the garbage can, watch as Miss Celia vomits over it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It’s only when the elevator door begins to open that it occurs to me that waiting in the basement with a bag of garbage makes absolutely no sense. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When we landed, we’d knocked over thin, papery containers filled with garbage. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We would distract the warders’ attention, pluck the papers out of the garbage, and slide them into our shirts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wear the army trousers our caretaker gave me with a thin collared shirt Tess found in a garbage bin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Or eventually forget all we learned and go back to stealing garbage. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Quickly she swaddled the test in toilet paper, using almost half the roll, and shoved it down to the bottom of the garbage can. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A garbage can that I swear wasn’t even there a second ago. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Standing in the courtyard is kind of like being a mouse at the bottom of a concrete garbage can, high walls all around and daylight up there somewhere. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He steered Covadonga through an unfamiliar section of the city, down dark back streets in which garbage was piled against the walls of factories, in a forest of smokestacks that shut out the sky. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not about that zombie garbage, Loll. But about you making something new,” Steve said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I ducked around to the garbage can, took a quick look to make sure no one was watching, then slipped off my blue jacket and stuffed it into the garbage. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He took the empty bottle with one hand and jerked Vinny’s arm with the other, dragging her toward a garbage can. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z When you leave tissues in a doctor’s office or a lab, you abandon them as waste, and anyone can take your garbage and sell it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Martín was quiet for a moment before throwing the paper into the garbage and yelling at me to get back to work. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Right below the tube is a large container full of smelly garbage bags. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It would not run out in an hour like the ripped and soggy mystery magazines he sometimes fished out of the garbage bins behind newsstands near Abuelito’s shop. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And there he stood, a sombrero on his head, a wool blanket around his shoulders, and his leg in a garbage can. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After they are done, the old man and the boy pull the cart to the next pile of garbage. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Czerny was full of life there, unfazed by jaywalking pedestrians and the smell of urine and stacked garbage wafting from the curb. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Two more heads popped up out of the garbage bin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A yard below, a poisonous brew of human waste, garbage, and chemical runoff bubbles by us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Making as much noise as possible, I open the lid and dump my “garbage” in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’ll put the bike by the side of the garage when I take the garbage out later,” I told Trotter, unlocking the porch door with my key. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The South Gut was a little ditch of water, one of many that crisscrossed Rass, and a natural garbage dump. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom said God put it on earth to eat the garbage and it wasn’t made for human consumption. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A block away, people throw rocks and garbage cans at the windows of the McDonald’s and the drugstore next to it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z We both shook Mr. Reilly’s hand, then the door closed and we dropped away from him, leaning our backs against garbage cans, falling toward Earth as if we weighed a million pounds. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Miss Saunders walks in, throws trash in the garbage can by the door, and keeps on going. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Buckley brought forth the knife and purse Bigger had hidden in the garbage pail and informed the Court that the city’s dump had been combed for four days to find them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you’d be surprised how many people will pay for a flesh-eating horse. They make great garbage disposals. Wonderful way to terrify your enemies. Great at birthday parties! We rent them out all the time.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I pulled out the garbage can from under the sink and started pitching—lettuce, both rusted and soggy; fourteen-day-old moo shu pork that looked deceptively edible; and peaches with skin like a mummy’s. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z All the neighbors were saying that a knife had been found in the communal garbage bin. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t worry that I take the note and bury it at the bottom of the garbage can. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z After taking out the last bag of garbage, Vanessa came over to say good-bye. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "You riffraff. Think you can enter a temple stinking like garbage!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She should have dropped them in the gutter on Main Street or tossed them in the garbage can. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She followed me around as I scavenged in garbage bins, picking out old clothes and edible bits of leftover food. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Something inside the garbage bag made a funny clinking sound, so naturally Oliver peeked in to see what it was. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Moments later, the hall leads me out into the narrow back alley behind the building and near its garbage bins. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, after we’d collected about ten huge garbage bags full of coats, my mom and dad and I drove all the way downtown to the Bowery Mission to donate the coats. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Only a garbage bag of old T-shirts stays behind. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Only the dregs that the ladle cannot reach are tipped out and thrown into the garbage tins. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s huddled in the only corner that’s not covered with black garbage bags practically exploding with things we brought from our house. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Every morning they circled the large, empty oil barrels that served as garbage cans. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Go on home to the garbage dump!” he shouted. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He turns, lifts the cup into the air, and lobs it into the garbage can. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z When all the garbage has been dropped down a disposal and the food cleaned away, she turns down my bed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Is that your garbage, Georges? It’s leaking. Better get it into a can.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “What’s that?” she asked a waiter and pointed to the long backbone of the great fish that was now just garbage waiting to go out with the tide. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A few empties were scattered in the dirt next to a garbage can about fifteen feet away. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mama bumped a garbage bag down the stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Gullies of water ran down the sides of the enormous garbage pile, into an ocean of water that looked and smelled like raw sewage. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You should ask who it is. You never know when it’s going to be el Cucuy coming to take you away in a big plastic garbage bag.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When animal droppings and garbage and spoiled straw are piled up in a great heap, the rotting and moiling give forth heat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The backs of the houses in Old Town face an alley, and that is where the people park their cars and put out their garbage on garbage-collection days. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For O’Dell’s dad, the next day, that meant his garbage truck wouldn’t start. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Ma,” Milton would warn her, “I’m going to burn up some of this garbage now.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Your mama came here and left you and Jackie and Scrappy behind. Showed up on my doorstep in the middle of the night with a garbage bag full of clothes.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They saw seven black plastic garbage bags sitting on the floor of the van. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can say anything, Jordan yanks the suckers out of his mouth and throws them in the garbage. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And worse, the teeth had braces, bands of corroded scummy metal with pieces of fish and driftwood and floating garbage stuck between them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He rolled off the go-cart and into the garbage cans, knocking them over with a terrible commotion. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later I come across the source of the odor: a plastic garbage bag filled with feathers, down, and the severed wings of several birds. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After I got off the phone, I stripped down to T-shirt and boxers, emptied my garbage can into a drawer, and put the can next to the bed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Emerging from behind the garbage can, he found her beautiful, his French blood flared up, and he proceeded to gallantries unmistakable even to the slack eyes of mademoiselle’s mistress. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not right! They are bad people! They are garbage dog excrement...” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Then she dropped them back in the box like they were garbage, because that’s all they were now. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She headed for the farm, following other people who were fleeing, and falling into the same garbage ditch that I did along the way. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I saw myself dropping my socks into the garbage can next to the sink. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The garbage bags are now in the bedroom and I dig through one of them, trying not to let stuff fall out and make a mess on the floor. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Presently a garbage truck came speeding down the road. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Passing stray dogs as I do clusters of garbage. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Tears dripped from Hyacinth’s eyes as she gathered the remains of her beloved teapot and put them in the garbage bag. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He says: "One man's garbage is another man's treasure." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He picked up a piece of excelsior and put it in a garbage can and then he looked at Doc where he worked labeling specimen bottles containing purple Velella. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it worth it to mess up your whole life for the sake of a few dozen lines scrawled on walls and lockers and garbage dumpsters? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The water looks yellowish and often I swim away from the dead animals, garbage, and feces that float by. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the worst part of the job, carrying out the loaded garbage cans, didn't seem so bad when the muscles across his back and shoulders rippled and tensed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In the girls’ room, I throw away the garbage and quickly wash my hands using 3 squirts of soap. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The worst report card I’d ever gotten from Mountford Prep had three U’s for Unsatisfactory, and I threw that one down the garbage chute. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Eliu turned the pack upside down and kicked through the things that fell out, the dehydrated food packages, socks, extra shirt, matches, and the posse’s picnic garbage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Why it had ended up in a garbage can. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So I took off the shoes and threw them in the first garbage can I passed. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Dig a ditch to dump his garbage in, he says. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The kid pointed to the garbage can by the back fence and then turned to the kitchen window. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They listened to the wind rustling the heaps of trash—because now that Tendai had time to rest, he saw that the hills, the ground and everything was a mass of packed garbage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She puts the bathroom stuff in garbage bags and carries that by herself, too. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Other people give money to buy garbage cans. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He says I make kids give me money when I catch them throwing garbage on the floor and that I shove kids into lockers. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Once Trampita got too close to the garbage hole and fell in. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Red picked me up and loaded me into the back of the garbage truck. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I had the idea to set up a booth that sold hot cocoa and s’mores fixings, and we lit fires in a couple of the old metal garbage cans. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His words reach me through the layers of garbage. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Sanitation porters,” said three Latino men with plastic garbage bags in their hands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hell, even the comments aren’t the garbage fire most YouTube videos get. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But I’ve got to earn money now more than ever, so each day, when Shiloh takes his long nap, I set out with my plastic garbage bag hanging out one jeans’ pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I crumpled the Missing poster up, tossed it into the garbage can in my room, cranked the music, tried to get angry with System of a Down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z In London it was easy to survive on my own, rummaging in garbage for my meals. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I watch Jason tip his tray into the garbage. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She pointed to the kitchen garbage pail next to the back door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Levi picks up his ruined lunch and carries it to the garbage can. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I saw Sohrab, still in his yellow raincoat, leaning against a garbage pail, staring across the park at the empty batting cage. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She threw them in the trash and took the garbage bag down to the basement. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a Foo Fighters T-shirt, pajama pants, and a pair of moccasins—total suburban white boy—but he’s so hot, I’d like him even if he wore a tattered garbage sack. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z O’Dell had assembled protective shields for us—baseball caps with squares of clear plastic, rescued out of some garbage can, taped to the bills so they hung down in front of our faces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Once when she came to visit, Mom sang a song about how God lifts people from the garbage and cleans and dresses them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It went up in the air and landed in one of the garbage cans. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But what if Mom or Dad found it when they took the garbage out? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Lena, Hannah, and I have made a huge pile of buckets, garbage bags, masking tape, and drop cloths in the main office. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mom stuffs the wrapping paper into a garbage bag. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He dropped the rolled pages in the garbage can. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was nothing like Tar- bean with its twisting alleys and garbage smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Doc says it’s something in the air that spreads ague—something off bad water and garbage. A miasma, he called it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He usually picked up garbage in Houston, but after the hurricane, his supervisor said they had taken a contract in New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z So now instead of delivering packiges and washing out the toilets and dumping the garbage. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I try, but I don’t hear anything but a garbage truck and a car alarm, the faraway screeching of wheels down train tracks, the rattle of a bar storefront finally closing. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z For he knew that the garbage would be towed twenty miles out and dumped into the Atlantic Ocean. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I was a big fan of garbage cans these days. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They began to throw bits and pieces of garbage at me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew this was some made-up garbage, I knew the magic powers had decided not to keep the animal alive and Dad had got rid of the body before we woke up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When I open my eyes, the water is thick and dirty, and a group of mermaids tangled in garbage and seaweed swim toward me, their long hair floating all around their faces. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Sifting the garbage with my hands I found some terribly familiar shards of wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He played King of the Mountain on garbage heaps. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “She liked to wear used clothing that she bought in secondhand shops or picked from the garbage,” explained Father Antonio. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the camp guards joined in, alternately clucking and laughing, waving the children on toward the garbage pile. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a large plastic garbage bucket with cover and bail. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All we had for dinner was what he’d been able to scrounge out of the garbage: a tin of some yellow-green slop, two rotting bananas, and some moldy rods. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Axel stands, drops the crumpled paper cup into the garbage basket. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A kid in a hairnet, carrying a bag of garbage, trudged past, nodding in my direction before disappearing down the maze of walkways. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z No, honey, I said Warren proposes ... to the garbage collector. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I know where I’ll put it—in the white garbage pail next to the toilet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I crawled around in the muddy snow and wet garbage, searching for the silver penny with fingers so numb with cold they would barely work. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Uh, no. I was actually just throwing out some garbage,” I say. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I found him,” Arul said, picking up where Muthu had left off, “hiding behind a garbage can. We shared some food, and by the next morning...” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Bring a face mask and a garbage bag. I’ll supply the latex gloves. And when you say your prayers tonight, ask for a fresh crop of corpses.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z When we got home I pretended that the garbage was full and said I would take it down to the basement. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Shukumar gathered onion skins in his hands and let them drop into the garbage pail, on top of the ribbons of fat he’d trimmed from the lamb. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In poor neighborhoods garbage mounded in alleys and overflowed giant trash boxes that became banquet halls for rats and bluebottle flies. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mom told me not to move, got a white plastic kitchen garbage bag, made me step onto it, and then took my sneakers off of me as I stepped off of the bag. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous scene inside—an underwater recreation of the hovering garbage at Aberdeen Lake State Penitentiary. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The gas station shirt is gigantic—more garbage bag than shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Betty Jean was scraping what appeared to be burnt cookies into the garbage. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s more kid sweat and garbage mixed in, I guess. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was darker now, opaque, streaked with oil and gasoline, polluted with debris, food, garbage, clothing, pieces of homes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She dropped all the pieces on my desk, then made me pick them up and take them to the garbage can while the class laughed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The wind whipped up the garbage in the streets and the air was so wet that the buildings gleamed through it. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a good reason Momma makes you all wear all them clothes, and it’s got to do with them big doors on the back of the garbage trucks, dig?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to think of a comeback to his comeback, but my mind seized up because what Ernie had said was true: We did live in garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I dragged the garbage off to the side and tossed out the biggest pieces of broken glass. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Down on the corner some guys were selling Christmas trees and had started a fire in a garbage can to keep warm. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had prowled for garbage in the alleys behind the houses, but the older children had already been there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Clothes would get stuffed into duffels and plastic garbage bags. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a hook shot over my head toward the garbage can fifteen feet away. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A shuddering old man crouched alongside the stairs, behind a garbage pail. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d put five sticks in an empty cigarette pack, and drop the empty-looking pack by a lamppost, or behind a garbage can, or a box. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If it were possible, the car looked worse than before—like a toy that someone had wedged down the sink and run through the garbage disposal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It looks like a small pile of garbage. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “What sort of soggy garbage is this mess?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She lifted the cover of the garbage can and inspected it for waste. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She paused, then crumpled it into a wad and tossed it into the garbage can, and then she was gone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He turned the cleaning into a big production, making separate requests for the tiny bags of powdered soap we kept in the office, for a toilet brush, for garbage bags. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A salvage boat was supposed to have hauled it up to the Miami River and loaded it on a garbage barge. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They throw them out anywhere: on doorsteps, in garbage cans, at gas pumps, sidewalks. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Well, the running. The garbage bag is new. I’ve never been heavy before. They say this will work.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Grandma didn’t seem to be bothered that we had just brought down the property values of the entire neighborhood by offering to host this rusted-out piece of garbage. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove around to the back and parked the minivan next to a rusted Dumpster that hadn’t encountered a garbage truck in decades. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I carry the linoleum block to the garbage can and throw it in hard enough to make everyone look at me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Bob heard from a rat, a reliable sort, that they tossed Stella’s body into a garbage truck. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He pushed the wallet back and filled his garbage bag with the groceries. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “We didn’t want to leave the trash out in front of the trailer all week until the garbage truck comes,” I say. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He was punching and kicking and elbowing and picking people up, tossing them away like bags of garbage. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lastly we carefully wrapped all the dead animals in newspapers and hid their bodies in a garbage can. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Laney giggled and waved as Mark saluted her from the back of the garbage truck. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Finally, my mother had me go outside and search through our garbage. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z One time we almost bumped heads reaching into the same garbage can. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Around that time, probably because of all the garbage, a big, nasty- looking river rat took up residence at 93 Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Some random cute girl from another school brings him water with her number scrawled on the cup, and he sees SJ slip it in the garbage when she thinks he’s not looking. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Dr. Philobosian spotted a refugee picking through chicken bones and potato peels in a heap of garbage. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Finally, he hid behind a row of garbage bins and held his breath. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When I find a quiet alley to rest in, with a few other beggars already asleep in the garbage bins, I curl into a dark corner and click my microphone on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She leaves, and I hear her tromp down the back stairs to the garbage. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She rolls her eyes and steps into the garbage bag I hold out for her. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Flies swarmed over the food that had spilled out of two torn-open garbage bags. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I just coulda sworn I heard a rustling in the garbage cans. I bet Michael didn’t put ’em away, neither.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Taking a chance, he stood and opened one of the garbage lids. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I push the pram down to the Dock Road, out to Corkanree where all the dust and garbage of Limerick is dumped and burned. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Once a year everything touched by the Inka—clothing, garbage, bedding, saliva—was ceremonially burned. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The rain had seeped into the garbage cans and in the alley there was the rank odor of wet refuse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Kutti nosed through a small mound of garbage, searching for a scrap to eat, his coat glistening. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A young Mexican who started his shift ten hours earlier climbed out with a bag of garbage and heaved it onto the sidewalk. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z That’s not the same as apologizing for her actions or the garbage she said. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Streaks of dirt ran along the walls; here and there lay tangles of dust and garbage. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It reeked like you would not believe—worse than the garbage boats on the East River. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I went up to Manuelito who was sitting on the ground and leaning against one of the garbage cans. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z These proud, strong animals, shot down and left in the road like garbage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z How much better sundown would be than the end of a day in the restaurant, where a good day’s work was marked by the number of dirty plates and the weight of the garbage bin. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I picked my way through the garbage and over the occasional demon who lay sprawled on the street with the vacant look of a dopey. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother said the gray-haired man put too many bags in the garbage cans: “Cost me extra.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z These creatures had no human traits, which made it much easier to cradle them, rock them, bathe them, and then throw them in the garbage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the garbage trucks clunking down the street and the birds in our backyard. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was a pigsty, with roaches crawling over the bunched-up sheets and garbage on the floor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently they floated in on the town, but when their icy eyes sighted the first dead fish, first bits of garbage about the ships and wharves, they began to scream and quarrel. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He gathered , up the garbage in the cooler and put it on the dock. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “What is that smell? Have you been in the garbage again?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Next, I carried in a garbage bag containing my stuffed animals. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The last car on the train had an open door, wide enough to hurl garbage in and out of, I guessed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He worked through the pearly time, washed three days’ dishes, put the garbage into the surf. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed us to a pile of large garbage bags. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But month after month, the money would disappear before the next paycheck arrived, and once more I’d find myself rooting in the garbage at school for food. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I knew something was bothering him—and I don’t mean the dishes or the garbage. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z On one side of the plant a garbage can lay in the dirt. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He said he did, pointed at the garbage can in the corner, and was already back behind his desk when something nasty, something totally nasty, started brewing inside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He felt like a garbage pail for the actions and hatreds of other people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids were getting their phones stolen and/or thrown into the lunchtime garbage can by older kids. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Laney was put in charge of soothing Jessie’s wounded soul by feeding her cheese croissants while Isa, Hyacinth, and Oliver gathered cleaning supplies and a garbage bag and went upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The trashman turned them down another canal, then another, picking up more baskets of rotting garbage before returning to the wide highway of traffic on the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z You couldn’t expect a well-known musician to go grubbing behind a garbage can. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally a child, with hands blackened by garbage, picks up a piece of stale bread and eats it. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But he never got around to that, either, and as Brian and I watched, the hole for the Glass Castle’s foundation slowly filled with garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Volpe was still a young teacher, not that far removed from staging Antigone in garbage bags and tinfoil. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The boos were even louder, but now they were throwing apples and garbage and such things at the ump and out on the field. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton’s blue car speeds away, past the church, past the garbage, and off to her own little land of sunshine. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I turn the water on and run the garbage disposal. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z A lean cat stalked the gutter and fled as they approached; turned to watch them, with yellow, malevolent eyes, from the ambush of a garbage can. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Good gracious me!” said Mr. Salt as he watched his fat wife go tumbling down the hole, “what a lot of garbage there’s going to be today!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Whereas most people saw garbage in those cartons, we saw treasure and possibility. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I was afraid it might be full of yucky garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The first night, he was at the top of the garbage heap, and so he was able to look up at the stars and find comfort in their light. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z After the man left, I was so furious that I ran up the hillside and started hurling rocks—big rocks that it took two hands to lift—into the garbage pit. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Pageant? Like that Miss America garbage?” he asks. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We pass my history classroom, and Jenna ducks in and throws the crumpled poster in the garbage can. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She reached into the back, pulled out a wrapped stick of butter, frowned, and tossed it into the garbage. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He was lifting lids off pots, opening the oven door, peering into the garbage can. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He goes to work immediately, going through the room and putting things into garbage bags: the spices, the cold cream, the issue of Time magazine by his father’s bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You are helping the white man to regard your body as a garbage can—” Numerous “exposes” of the Nation of Islam have implied that Mr. Muhammad’s followers were chiefly ex-cons and junkies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Prophecies made him think of fortune cookies, which weren’t even Chinese—not really— but the bullies at school teased him about stupid stuff like that: Confucius say... all that garbage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “A bunch of druggies used to live there. They got evicted, so they trashed the place and bolted in the middle of the night. They dumped Radar out on the street like somebody’s garbage.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z For the next two days, Shin scavenged around the outskirts of Bukchang, eating whatever he could find on the ground or in garbage heaps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z That is my punishment—every toilet, every tub, every garbage pail. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Sometimes all we got to eat was one dry tortilla. In our free time, we hunted squirrels and grasshoppers. We even went through the garbage to scrape food from cans and jars.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I tumbled into a ditch that served as a garbage dump for the camp. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Throw the knife and purse into a garbage can. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And when Lolly took him to the dump, he would have flown out of the garbage and followed her and landed on her head, holding on with his sharp claws. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The Archivist squirmed under the kids and garbage. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z James didn't even look for a job, started hanging around with Major and Hollis, believing them when they said the white man would never let him build anything but garbage heaps. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I earned a little better weekly pay check working at the Gar Wood factory in Detroit, where big garbage truck bodies were made. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode the rest of the way in silence, Spoon driving carefully as the clean, well-kept buildings in the quiet white neighborhoods gave way to shabby houses on streets filled with black children and garbage. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to familiar, reliable garbage cans and a few unguarded home pantries, places we both knew well. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I looked into a garbage can and saw a couple of limp chicks inside. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Flies and stray dogs linger near the garbage—as do some people. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Cans and bottles lay all over, along with crusts, peelings, cores, scraps, rinds, wrappers — everything you would normally find in a garbage can. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as if driven by a motor, I ran downstairs to the kitchen sink and pulled out a heavy-duty garbage bag and a roll of duct tape from the junk drawer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Then I said, “Did you know Mama left us when we were little? Just ran off with a garbage bag full of clothes to start a new life?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “First Lady came to me yesterday after service, said her and Pastor’s grandchildren been listening to some ol’ garbage that Brianna recorded,” Grandma says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The dog set its paws on the rim, tipping the can and sending the garbage across the sidewalk. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Good lord, how was a person supposed to eat through this garbage? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when it rained, the leftover garbage would mix with water and begin to stink. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was exciting even though all he’d seen so far was garbage, clothes, broken ship parts and more garbage. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mariam saw small mounds of flyblown garbage littering the street here and there. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I grew up eating garbage out of dumpsters on the wrong side of town,” said Dozer, sounding sad. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s my job to take the trash to the garbage chute every week, or whenever it’s full. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s usually unguarded and unlocked when the garbage has to be taken out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When I say no, she throws her cigarette down the garbage disposal. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And now when I see her searching the garbage—for what? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I stop by the kitchen and get a garbage bag from under the sink, then head upstairs and stuff my clothes and the blanket and sheets in the bag, not bothering to fold anything. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could you take out the garbage?” she asks, her voice cracking a little. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Percy swung behind a column, grabbed a garbage bag full of Wonder bread, and threw it at the monster. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Eating garbage and anything else they can get.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some fruit rots while still containing perfectly good seeds, and gets thrown out uneaten into the garbage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Just as evening came down he found a package wrapped tighdy in a garbage sack, tied tightly so the water hadn’t seeped inside. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides the garbage, I found some car keys that Jimmy said were from a DeSoto, a couple of teddy bears, some watches, a couple of wallets, and a few jackets. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What will become of me? Already my life has been wrecked. What happens to me now? Prowling in garbage cans, following the fleet. My mother was right.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I tossed the last of my cone in the garbage can and shifted the shark anatomy book, but the postcards fell onto the ground. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It had a thin wooden door, and when I went inside, I found heaps of garbage and feathers and bird droppings. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Word came that a new garbage dump, the Mlothi, had just opened, and many of Alexandra’s poor were going there in search of scraps of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d grabbed a bunch of laundry detergent bottles from the garbage spill, but we didn’t need them. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw his gear on the small folding cot in the hooch that was our new home outside of Tam Ky. “You should have known this place was going to be garbage,” Brunner said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The deep-pile carpets, the expensive genuine wood desks, reminded him that garbage collecting and trash disposal had, since the war, become one of Earth’s important industries. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I had heard many stories about how Everest had been turned into a garbage dump by the ever-increasing hordes, and commercial expeditions were reputed to be the primary culprits. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, Mabel sat on a garbage can, watching her every move. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The flashlight beam, none too steady in April’s hand, made trash bins crouch and garbage pails lurk, and a length of hose slither against a wall. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And she must’ve found the note she wrote to Mom buried in the garbage. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Presently, the men began to wander aimlessly about the basement, looking into corners, examining the shovel, the garbage pail, and the trunk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z To my mother, those bones looked suspiciously like garbage people had thrown away. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached down to throw the watch into the garbage can, but stopped. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “What are we going to do about the garbage pit?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z White-clad mess-hall workers mill around the steam tables, walk back and forth wiping off the tables with rags, tie up bags of garbage, and mop up spills. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I want to throw these away. Know where I can find a garbage can?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They were called garbage children, life unworthy of life. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I’d rather dig in the garbage heaps with the rats for my meals. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He hadn’t thought there could be that much garbage in the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “What? That it’s a garbage can, not an apartment?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z ‘And I thought maybe you could get some garbage or old junk to cover up the back, so it won’t show...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z One writer who signed his name “A Hint” said the cause of the fever was the stinking barrels of rotting garbage routinely found in backyards and basements. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z As Carlos was giving orders, I saw Manuelito standing by one of the garbage cans. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Martin found a janitor's job in a hotel emptying garbage cans, sweeping, and mopping. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I asked, banging my tray on the side of the garbage can so hard, one of the lunch ladies glared at me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My teacher, Mrs. Lester, had a garbage bag full of extra clothes she took on bus trips. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “We left some garbage and a flag there in the sixties, but that’s about it.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Soon Charley moved downstream and found some discarded bags of garbage, which he went through with discrimination. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just pour some pneumonia in that garbage. Dogs won’t so much as wink at them cans.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Calder stepped over a nasty pile of garbage that smelled of sour milk and sneakers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t have to live in this garbage dump if you had any manhood in you,” she said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, after they had buried their garbage in the soft soil and washed briefly in the creek, they set off. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The garbage shifted again, and suddenly, miraculously, the beautiful, buttery light of late afternoon shone on Edward’s face. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Outside the windows, a steady roar was interrupted by sharp sirens or the insistent crash and clang of garbage cans, the whining motors of cars, and the faint sound of babies crying. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Chloroform, he thought as the pain faded and he fell to the garbage on the ground. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They settled in any way they could, under planks of wood and pieces of cardboard, in the midst of garbage and despair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His limp body is thrown into the back of a garbage wagon. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z His dad was messing with the plumbing under the sink, replacing the garbage disposal. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Trina and her sisters would eat out of garbage cans; sometimes they would not eat for days. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So she set aside the box and the books, and carefully put everything else back in the garbage bag. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They’ve cleaned up the junk, the rusted car parts and discarded tires; this is no longer an unofficial garbage dump but a joggers’ route. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, leave it out for the garbage men, then,” Hollis said. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The lingering despair had disappeared with the piles of garbage. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They slept underneath the dwellings and ate whatever they found in the garbage. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z To get rid of him like a piece of garbage? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When she crept downstairs later, however, the garbage was empty. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z So much garbage had piled up in his brief absence, Mr. Schroeder, the school janitor, had to haul it out of the building in giant rolling trash bins. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He stripped off his apron, and draped it over a garbage can. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Let’s get started. Question number one: How many garbage cans are lined up outside that door?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They have nothing to do with last week’s garbage or fear of rats. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh shut up,” I bellowed back, getting a little high myself, but still rather furious about her telling me I made most of the garbage. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z With only his feeble flashlight for illumination, he fought through the piled-up garbage, climbing over wedged chairs, crates, and broken partitions. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I finish my granola bar, toss the wrapper into the garbage, and turn to go down the hall. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Goodbye, thought Edward as Lolly hauled the garbage can out to the truck. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z At the time, the prison was using the building as a shop to manufacture plastic garbage bags, but as late as 1943, it still housed inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Puppies don’t deserve to be called a litter like they had been dropped carelessly like garbage. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Some homeless guys were in a vacant lot off 139th Street standing around a fire in a garbage can. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Lee Chong brings the garbage cans out and stands them on the curb. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Neatly she covered the plate of molasses with another plate, then felt the bread and dumped it into the garbage. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially a four-year-old who could march steadfastly by a garbage can that had suddenly developed a hunchback and great lopsided eyes, without even seeming to notice. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I come upon a garbage heap, outside of a cantina. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She watched the road closely so as not to step on any garbage strewn along the way and also to see if she might find anything useful for her family. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “First off,” said Kyle, “I’m really sorry about that garbage man crack I made the other day.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Stubby tree branches, splintery scrap boards, even pieces of wadded-up paper that look like garbage. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At our house, doing the garbage meant wheeling two big plastic bins out to the curb. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I balled up the maps and threw them in the garbage can. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Maybe some seedlings had not been planted into their underwater beds properly, or perhaps our pig was eating the wrong kind of garbage, or maybe one of our chickens was dirtying our doorway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We have abundant evidence from the garbage that they left behind at hundreds of thousands of excavated archaeological sites and huge shell mounds distributed all over Japan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And in the same world of peoples there are other peoples who have to crawl in the dirt scrounging for a measly piece of garbage to eat. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The next day, right when I begin to consider a career in busking or garbage collecting, two thick envelopes arrive in the mail: one from NYU and the other from DePaul University. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Luke ran to the corner of the room, to the garbage can. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Well, cut it out. I find her to be extraordinarily annoying. All that pet psychic garbage. If she can communicate with animals, how come she can’t hear me telling her to knock it off?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He sorted the new crates, stacked the canned goods, lugged the filthy garbage pails out back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z All these items ended up in Gregor's room, even the box of ashes and the garbage pail from the kitchen. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of smoke, garbage, and a hint of whiskey drift into the kitchen. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He reeks of garbage and liquor and everything nasty in this world. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I imagined bacterial colonies beginning to creep up, so I used a knife to wiggle it out of the pan and let it flop into the garbage, which had just about reached its limit. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Some Marines know what to buy. Your father has some difficulty in telling the difference between treasure and garbage.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw mine in the garbage because I couldn’t bear to look at it anymore. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We ended up picking dead fish and garbage off the Stokum “beach” as part of the fall cleanup organized by my mom and the rest of the Lake Erie enthusiasts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The smell of garbage and slobber filled the car. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He wet on the garbage can for the twentieth time and called it a day. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a knack for spotting garbage cans, because I so often end up in them, headfirst. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I would play after him, the simple scale, the simple chord, and then I just played some nonsense that sounded like a cat running up and down on top of garbage cans. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary saw me before I saw her, which was a pretty good trick considering she’s the size of a garbage truck. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes there was nothing in a garbage can but drippings of fat in the bottom. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Quang-ha still has the garbage bag as he moves across the hot roof. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I’d never heard him laugh in my life and here he was shrieking like a gull over garbage about something that was just plain insulting. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they burn you up with the garbage, like an Unwoinan. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah," Maisie would say, gritting her teeth, "and all the garbage will fall on his dead body." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They hurried around the building to the garbage area. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A baby had been found buried in a garbage can in an alley in Los Angeles. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Corinthians threw it in the brown paper bag opened for the day’s garbage. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When she saw we were not stopping at garbage cans, she planted her feet and said, “Where are we going?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Like pride in your people, your customs, your language. Afghanistan is like a beautiful mansion littered with garbage, and someone has to take out the garbage.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m not going to argue that our new dishwasher is connected to the garbage disposal so we don’t have to be all old school about loading the dishes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Then I came back in here and threw my suit into the garbage. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The garbage cans bashed against the curb below. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’d rather have a yard filled with genuine garbage than with trashy lawn ornaments.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I am in a dim hallway that smells like garbage—this must be where the Candor trash chute is. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I helped Charley sort over the garbage, but there was no other written material, only the containers of prepared foods. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We would use sticks and iron rods to dig, but often we had to use our hands, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays when the garbage contained perishables like half-eaten sandwiches and cold cuts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As stains and stench accumulated, the restaurant’s manager built a chute on the roof and threatened to jettison the garbage directly onto Olmsted’s precious lawns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If I weren’t so tired, I’d shove trust and issue down the garbage disposal and let it run all day. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Cats scrambled through the garbage cans that stood in front of some of the houses, and the sidewalks were strewn with old newspapers, ice cream and candy wrappers, worn cardboard cartons, and torn paper bags. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “You have a lot of stuff,” Mandy said, eyeing my garbage sacks. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m not going to just throw him in the garbage. I’ll bury him at home.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z My mother poked a shell in the garbage can. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea salt caramel pint is no longer sealed or in the freezer—it’s empty at the bottom of the garbage can under the sink. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He checked his phone and must have seen the million messages Tuti had sent to the group chat about the festival, because his face suddenly scrunched up and he kicked over the garbage can. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Concealed beneath a mat of vines he found three plastic garbage bags, each tied at the neck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That mutt’s a rascal. I can tell you that. Been chased away from every chicken coop and garbage can in Colby.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He stood there with his hands on his hips looking down at the garbage. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Sounding amused, her mother told her, “I’ve wrapped quite a bit of garbage recently in newspapers with holes cut out of them. But I know the value of a secret.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He returned to his pile of leaves and began to deposit them by handfuls into a plastic garbage bag. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The apartment smells funky because we forgot to take out the garbage before we left. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I took shortcuts, crossed dirt streets strewn with charred vehicles, putrid garbage and rotting dogs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The men on the garbage trucks would empty the can early in the morning and no one would be prying round on a day like this, with all the snow and its being Sunday. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He walks to the curb, pulls up the metal top of the trash can, and stuffs the garbage inside. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I don’t collect garbage tax or cell phone storage fees from Stephen. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He finished loading the garbage bags into the shopping cart and said a quick thank-you to 1 IF and to Christ for the food that would keep them alive that much longer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z In the morning, they’d bury their C ration cans and other garbage, and head out for another day of working their way through the jungle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Then I opened the garbage bag I'd picked up in the lot on my way. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gunning his way up a long hill, Ralph sideswiped a metal garbage can; empty, it fell racketing down the incline. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever neighbors burned trash, I ran over and watched the blaze trying to escape the garbage can. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They were both taking garbage to the big cans out front. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Yet Burnham knew that such expenditures, as well as continued spending on police, garbage removal, and maintenance of roads and lawns, was vital. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I’m coming,” he said out loud as he rolled the garbage bags back into his pack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I was going to push a garbage can in front of them. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting with his elbows on his knees, staring at the bottom of a garbage can. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When somebody had problems with garbage pickup or snow plowing or was irritated by a pothole, my dad was there to listen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When other girls came in and threw away their lunch bags in the garbage pads, I’d go retrieve them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In no time, the place was a ghost town with only a few scrawny dogs riffling through garbage and crows watching from the rooftops. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The resulting volume of garbage overwhelmed its disposal system, which consisted of janitors bumping large barrels of fetid garbage down the same three flights of stairs used by customers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z So he grabbed a garbage sack filled with empty beer bottles and hucked it at the minivan. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But the dress itself is a steaming piece of matronly garbage, and I’m not showing up at prom looking like someone’s grandma. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z A man sitting across from us takes a fork from his garbage bag and uses it as a microphone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Under the raggedy flower sheet, her “table” just a turnt- over garbage can. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ms. Elmer lugged the garbage bags stuffed with my clothes into the administration building. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Under him, over him, on all four sides of him—garbage. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z There was no garbage can in sight, but Mia held out her hand, and after a moment of embarrassment Lexie handed over the damp wad of tissue. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t see anyone, but I noticed that the garbage bag I had filled with brush and trash had been spilled out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I took a rake and a couple big garbage bags and headed on down the hill behind the three-car garage to the dock. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Luke stood up and kicked the wet garbage bags off the ledge. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I put the materials back into the cabinet, wipe off the table, raise the blinds, stuff my soggy volcano in a garbage bag, and go home to scrub the floors. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday a sophomore rode down the stairs in the janitor’s garbage can. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was scary, my secrets spilled out across the room, like a garbage truck had backed up and dumped its sorry contents across the floor for her to sort through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, R.C., I was trying to chase that old tomcat out of our yard; he gets into Gramma’s garbage cans.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A loud, metal crash like a garbage can getting knocked over. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I asked if I could toss them in the garbage, told him I really didn’t feel like getting into a deep discussion with my mom about my feet, if he caught my drift. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Boxes of garbage and piles of junk were heaped around wrecked porches. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The garbage can was smack in the middle of the lawn, ten feet from any shade, and the afternoon sun was strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I remember wanting to take the torn pieces of newspaper out of the garbage, put all of the letters back together to make words again. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t give me that garbage. Every one of you loved seeing that slinthead get his dues, and you know it. It’s about time someone stood up to his klunk.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I could see it hard to let her words be garbage. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If I didn’t feel like absolute garbage, I would probably be excited, too. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The trash and garbage had been swept away; dead animals—cats, dogs, birds, and pigs—had been removed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Two famine-stricken dogs were nosing obscenely in the garbage at its door. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When it rains in New York, the garbage cans at every corner are stuffed with the twisted bits of broken umbrellas. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Gardens were bursting with sweet-smelling flowers that almost covered up the garbage stink. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Byron looked around to make sure no one was listening, then said, “Have you ever noticed early in the morning some of die time you wake up and hear garbage trucks?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Trash is everywhere, typically a garbage fire going down some side street. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Flocks of Antarctic petrels and snow petrels accompanied the ship on its journey toward the continent, diving with high, wild screams when the crew threw their garbage overboard into the sea. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z There was no way this little piece of volcanic garbage could be as bad as what they’d been through. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she added what looked to me like garbage. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I wiped until my face was clean and the sink was dotted with little droplets of red and the garbage can was almost full of paper towels. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z While the bin filled, I helped Luke balance on one foot and lower his burned leg, now wrapped in black plastic, into the garbage can. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He has other instructions: Don’t rustle the garbage bag holding the clothes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was smaller than the laundry and stank of garbage. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I grew up, and I did grow up with black people, they were Calpurnia, Zeebo the garbage collector, Tom the yard man, and whatever else their names were. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I scooped up the cat puke and tossed the bunched-up paper towel into the garbage. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He darted into the darkness and ducked behind a large garbage can. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In my empty room, I lean against the bare wall next to the plastic garbage bag filled with my possessions. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I got home, Shane Puglisi’s shot was on the ’net with more of that Burned Beauty’s Beau garbage for a headline. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Stuart landed on his head, buried two feet deep in wet slippery garbage. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Leah spoke back to him in a calm voice as if she too were discussing whatever had gotten into the garbage and it certainly wasn’t her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They wrap up the garbage in several layers of newspaper and tie it with string, and even so it drips onto the freshly waxed floor. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And just then a paper bag sailed from a window to my left and burst like a silent grenade, scattering garbage into the trees and pancaking to earth with a soggy, exhausted plop! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There are men collecting garbage, a female traffic officer motioning for a taxi to make a turn, students on the way to school. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z In tearful conversations with Andy he would describe himself as “worthless garbage.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I blew out a tired breath and opened the door and almost ran right into a singing lady walking toward the alley with a garbage bag in her hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But it did seem possible that in the city, she hadn’t wanted to take in the fumes and gases, everyone else’s exhaust; that air was like garbage air. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as class was over, I ran to the bathroom and shoved the sandwich back in the garbage can. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Just as he got to the curb, he turned the rudder slightly, rolled to the left, and slowed to a halt by bumping into one of the garbage cans sitting there. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was very shabby, with my plastic garbage bag over my shoulder, and everyone was staring. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled a garbage can over to the bank of lockers and opened mine up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z O’Dell had delivered a thin aluminum sheet he’d found in the garbage, so I used some tin shears to cut some rough triangles out of it for fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew the Chavezes were trying to make me feel welcome, yet I also knew the day would come when their hospitality would end suddenly and I would find my stuff in garbage bags again. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He is surprised to see how many garbage bags he’s managed to fill up, how many trips up and down the stairs he’s had to make. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Their floe was soon dirty with blubber soot, dog droppings, sealskins, penguin heads, and other garbage, but the men all adjusted to a new set of standards without complaint. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They gathered all their garbage into the brown grocery bag. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was over in the ash cans on the East Side, but those rich people don’t throw out as much garbage as they should.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d wait until he had ten or twelve, then tote them to a garbage can a few blocks away, because if Dad saw the empty bottles, he would get furious. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The bus was a sad carcass of rusted metal, shattered windows replaced with black garbage bags, balding tires, and upholstery shredded down to the springs. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense! Superstitious garbage! I've wrung several of the brutes’ necks already!” said Flatnose angrily, pressing one hand to his bleeding cheek. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then little black girl say to let rain from spouts go into garbage cans. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I even said hello to a rat that crossed my path, running from one garbage heap to another. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z But when we got out to the parking lot, we saw that garbage was everywhere. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He took clothes from the lost and found and scavenged the garbage for day-old bread. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Just the dark drift of garbage downriver, the enormous catfish gliding by, the flash of sunset on the water’s surface far above, turning everything the color of butterscotch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hagen helped stuff my clothes, dolls, and sleeping bag into large plastic garbage bags. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ms. Gievers asked, “Do you remember putting children into an empty garbage can and beating them while they were in the can?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In fact, my mom was leaning way down by the garbage bag, examining the vomit, and any interruption of this bizarre task seemed unwise. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He got cold and climbed into a black plastic garbage bag. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Monte Testaccio, the hill of broken pots southeast of Rome, was a garbage dump for the entire imperial city. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They were our neighbors with whom we shared the outhouse and garbage cans and the only ones at the ranch who had a phone. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The city’s great buildings and lavish homes awed her, but its smoke and darkness and the ever-present scent of rotting garbage repulsed her. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He had always heard sharks were attracted to blood in the water, blood or meat or garbage, but there wasn’t anything on that side of the boat to attract a shark. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard a cracking sound, and the next thing I knew, the corroded metal of the garbage can began to collapse and I fell to the ground. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z You act like garbage, they treat you like garbage. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Forget all the garbage your parents put out. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In the remains of the gypsy camp there was nothing but a garbage pit among the still smoking ashes of the extinguished campfires. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After about a week, I was hanging out with some other kids from the Tracks, watching garbage burn in a big rusty trash can. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Bacigalupi’s garbage wagon went by, and Martin looked after it spitefully. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He knows what the job of small-town mayor is—he shows up at every football game and makes sure the garbage gets picked up and the streets get plowed when it snows. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “It is true what I tell you—there was love alongside her in the Fire Swamp and she dropped it from her fingers like garbage, and that is what she is, the Queen of Garbage.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Those nonbitter almond seeds are the only ones that ancient farmers would have planted, at first unintentionally in their garbage heaps and later intentionally in their orchards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As they passed the car in which he sat, Ben could hear Blakeley moaning to the recruits who bore him toward the garbage, “Help me. Please help me. I’m only wounded.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall stank of garbage, urine, and other thick smells I couldn’t recognize. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Piles of uncollected garbage, along with abandoned vehicles, dotted the banks. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After a day of this, I opened it to dispose of the stuff at a roadside garbage can and found the most thoroughly mixed and kneaded garbage I have ever seen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, actually a garbage can saved his life, but it could have been tragic. Don’t you people watch your children? Letting him play in the street like that! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z On the floor of the air lock sat the seven garbage bags. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, in the privacy of his room, he tore the pages out in handfuls, crushing them into wads and tossing them into the garbage can. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s usually unguarded and unlocked when the garbage has to be taken out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The smell of New York City in the heat of early summer floated in the thick air around her: garbage, poverty, ambition. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The landing two stories up was half-filled with black plastic garbage bags and it smelled of rotting vegetables. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Holding Edward by the ears, Lolly marched into the kitchen and shoved him face-down in the garbage can. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I watched as he put my backpack and one meager garbage sack in the trunk. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But the rendering days were even worse: The air filled with the stench of garbage cooked in bacon. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You’re the one who put the sign up! What was I supposed to do? Spend twenty minutes throwing out the garbage? He’d come down here looking for me.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Passing her, he ran to a boarded-off area that concealed the café’s dozen garbage cans. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “I’m sure they will, Brady,” Dad replied as he dumped the contents of the dustpan into a big garbage can. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Bring back a load of the worst-smelling garbage you can find. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There was the sound of horses’ hooves and people shouting, the smell of beer and sweat and garbage and tar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If he had the courage to look at himself in the mirror that morning and see himself for the piece of garbage he is, he wouldn’t embarrass himself by leaving the house. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the way, perhaps, they noticed that seeds thrown in the garbage one year would sprout spontaneously in the next. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He’s a very good listener—unless there’s an interesting garbage bag to sniff. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Trotter untwisted some ties on the garbage bag and opened it, and the hot zone inside the bag merged with the hot zone of the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she didn’t, he picked up a garbage bag and helped. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In a garbage can under an arc light I found a clean corrugated paper carton and packed my city clothes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that it matters, but I went back to the post office the next day, ran all the way there, but the garbage had been emptied. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Who has been sowing that unnatural garbage into your mind?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet shift through the garbage on the floor, and I unearth a tin coffeepot and fill it at the sink. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I tread through knee-high weeds, stepping over bottles and other garbage, heading to the Pet Hut. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Behind the school was a garbage dump perched on the edge of a dying marsh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke grabbed his shoes and the heavy-duty garbage bags he’d kept stashed behind the couch, and checked on the boys one last time before he quietly stepped outside onto the walkway of their apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Interesting theory, Patricia. But please rehire your custodian. Immediately. I, for one, don’t enjoy the fragrant aromas of ripe garbage and raw sewage.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z New York without the garbage and muggings, it’s supposed to be. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The garbage boats collected the previous day’s trash. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But since we couldn’t afford to pay the town’s trash-collection fee, our garbage was really piling up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But what were you thinking, putting a burn into a garbage can?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Tell you what; you come back next week to get my garbage again, and I’ll buy a poem.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z So there are instruction manuals in there for everything from the garbage disposal to the new ink-jet printer to the bike I got for Christmas when I was seven. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The stench of wine and garbage still hung in the moist June air. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They had always rippled and tensed, but now even lugging garbage cans was part of training, of getting into shape. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A cold current rippled through the bay, churning up plumes of garbage and silt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The next night, Bob slept under some dirty hay near the Big Top Mall garbage bins. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I suppose they had collected the garbage and the stones before they tried to get me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She neatly wraps her trash into a wax-paper ball and deposits it in the garbage can. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Quang-ha then gets mad and throws the pit in the garbage can. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When one of the Oldsmobile’s windows stopped rolling up in Oklahoma, we taped garbage bags over it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They rush in and out of the house, leaving packed boxes or bulging plastic garbage bags on the porch for the movers to load onto the truck. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll take the garbage out now,” he said, appearing in the doorway. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The man outside was hauling a heavy metal garbage can across the alley to the high brick wall that ran around that part of the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z After throwing his ruined clothes into the bathroom garbage can, he went to his bedroom and closed the door behind him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Every weekday huge, grey trucks arrived to dump garbage from white people’s homes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother looked regretfully at the ancient mountains of garbage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen my parents go into this little closet on our floor and push our garbage bags through a hole in the wall. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z When they were gone, the albino came out, pulled the cups from the corpse, decided to burn the body on the garbage pyre back behind the castle. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It stuck in your nose—a horrible combination of damp and smoke, worse than any garbage pile I’d ever climbed through. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Also,’ Percy said, ‘Gaia wants us to reach the Parthenon. She wants our blood to water the stones and all that other psycho garbage. Won’t we be playing right into her hands?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z So before shoving off, cursing softly under his breath, he canvassed the area, collecting the garbage, which he crushed and buried in his pack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood to help and, with' out a glance, she tried to hand him a garbage bag. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And it was on the same trip that they had the good luck to rescue an old metal mixing bowl from a garbage pail. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Edward was inclined to agree with Ernest’s assessment of the world being made of garbage, especially after his second day at the dump, when a load of trash was deposited directly on top of him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “And have you noticed how that door is too big for even the biggest garbage can in the world?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Black garbage collectors, without shirts on, dangled from the sides. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let him get his garbage out the way.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “And anything else illegal you know about. Like, if they’re dumping garbage or oil, too. You need to write it all down.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A black garbage bag leans against the foot of the bunk bed with some clothes sticking out the top of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The door across the street opens, and Mikey Sanders steps outside with a shiny, black bag of garbage in his hand. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Edward was pulled out of the garbage by his ears, dropped, and then picked up again, this time around the middle, and shaken back and forth with a great deal of ferocity. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “He comes from the streets and smells like garbage sometimes.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He picks up two bulging black garbage bags and heads out a side entrance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Ready to sink, he found instead that he was floating, buoyed up by the garbage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He moved gingerly down into the cabin, standing once more in the water, and picked up a plastic cup float ing in the garbage near the sail. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “A while longer,” I answered, looking over into the garbage can. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, I put on my white gloves, went to the garbage can in Dad’s closet, and opened the bag that I’d thrown all of the pieces of the vase into. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I answered, dropping the napkin into the garbage can. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Alex waited as Nunu pulled an empty garbage bag from under the sink and headed back to the bedrooms to collect the trash. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “I know. Actually, my dad makes me a lunch every day. I’ve been throwing it in the garbage on the way to school. He’s pretty mad.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I was gazing at the sparks flying from the garbage can when suddenly I was struck by a harrowing thought. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We arrive at the park—a waterfront park with benches, leafy green trees, and round concrete garbage bins. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes,” Calista said slowly, and then she stopped to point to the garbage can, and I threw the trash inside. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z To the right of our house, a few yards away, stood three large empty oil barrels that served as garbage cans for the residents. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was like we were riding in the loader of a garbage truck. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I toss the can in the garbage and head inside with my mom, Charlie, and María. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I dropped my soda can carefully into the garbage can. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, a garbage truck pulls into the lot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We had a large garbage can, a blue whale of a bin. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I imagine the new owners of our house hitting that crack on trash day, their cans tipping and their garbage going everywhere. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The wind mournfully riffled the hills of garbage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My mom must have hidden it there so it didn't end up in the garbage bin. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I’ll do your chores this whole week—peel the potatoes and turnips, take out the garbage, and iron the clothes.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The dogs that the Aztecs and Polynesians reared for food were efficiently fattened on vegetables and garbage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Families, couples, elderly men and women carrying their belongings in backpacks, suitcases, garbage bags. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A fan of garbage spewed up to the left. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I look down and see that one of my socks has that brown garbage juice all over it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In all, archaeologists sifting through Jomon garbage have identified 64 species of edible plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The stench of garbage and urine surrounded me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z David appears, carrying a garbage bag full of pizza crusts and soda cans. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It was an empty lot full of garbage, with rats scampering among the refuse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My cap pistol was taken from me and, despite my tears, put out with the garbage. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Her eyes were vacant, like the eyes of those mad people who wandered around the roadside garbage dumps in town, pulling grimy, tom canvas bags with their life fragments inside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I spun around in time to see a bag of garbage—into which I’d tossed the match I’d used to light the stove—flare into a small conflagration. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She shoved the bloody clothes and wipes into the black garbage bag, tied it shut, and tucked everything into the backpack. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He pointed at all the garbage on the ground. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Up close, it is filled with garbage, clothes and furniture, ugly catfish and eels. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Just an enormous world of garbage and trash and smell. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “That’s one answer, but I’m thinking of something else,” Mark said, grabbing hold of the end of the garbage truck once again. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The only water that remains is brownish green and full of garbage—plastic bags, bottles, wrappers, and even a solitary shoe. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There were massive amounts of garbage all over the ground. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z That night, we rearrange the living room and Dad throws Mom’s clothing into a few black garbage bags for Goodwill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I carry equipment to school rallies and assemblies, I move desks for teachers, and I help out the maintenance staff with stuff like moving bleachers or rolling out the big garbage bins on trash day. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Before leaving her apartment he’d tossed the magazine in the garbage, along with the ends of the three cigarettes he always smoked in the course of his visits. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “And I’ll sweeten the prize. Whoever finds the most interesting piece of garbage will receive one Get Out of a Pop Quiz Free card for science class.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z At that point, it didn’t even matter that Chloe and I were often standing knee-deep in piles of garbage and filth in the shadow of rich-people floating houses. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Whether a lawyer, a doctor, a football player, a toilet cleaner, a garbage handler, a panhandler— keep it real and still— be the best you can be. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z To anyone else, it was a ratty old scrap of leather, barely recognizable as a baseball glove, fit for the garbage can. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He said this in just the plainest everyday voice, as if discussing that the dog had gotten into the garbage again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Clouds of silt and disgusting garbage—beer botdes, old shoes, plastic bags—swirled up all around me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “That’s exactly the kind of garbage I expect a delusional Stiff to say.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Smells stab my nose—fumes from the road, rotting food from a garbage bin, and others I don't recognize. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Terrible winds and thunderstorms had swept through Washington early that morning, dissolving the dirt streets into a sticky muck of soil and garbage. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of his own vomit and the rotting garbage filled his head, and he retched until his stomach heaved in frantic dry spasms. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, a woman dumps clothes from a black garbage bag into a washer. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z We saw a little kid kicking a garbage can bigger than him, yelling that he was the Master of the Universe. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I spend most of this first morning pretending to dig around in the garbage bins. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z On other days in other years, he had called her “the rabbit in the hat” and “the universal solvent” and “the recycler of our garbage.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In the back was a little landfill—a skirt of garbage that flowed down halfway to the nearest farm. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Let’s get the shopping carts and garbage bags. We can risk taking the elevator up, but we’d better be careful, because once it goes off, it might stay off until Tuesday.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They dropped their garbage into the metal barrel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Lots of car tires, machine parts, slouching garbage bags, rusted-out car frames, along with plenty of things I couldn’t name. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “The whole house is one big garbage dump.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I nearly broke my neck on about ten million garbage pails, but I got out all right. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He was waving at us from across the street with one arm, pulling the garbage bin out to the curb with the other. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, and lowered herself into the garbage, the baby clutched in her arms. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a squeal and a yowl from the waterfront, and the little brown cat shot away from a spilled garbage can, pursued by a long-muzzled black dog. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Luke pulled the garbage bags off his legs as he climbed the stairs, dropping them in a sweaty pile in front of the apartment’s door. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Those same plans led O’Dell to borrow the heavy-duty battery from his dad’s garbage truck. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Just a black boy to carry out their garbage, that's all." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained that he was going to hire a truck to cart the garbage to the dump all at once. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she turned her back, I tossed the sack lunch into the garbage can. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The inside of the boat was still a frightful mess, with garbage and dampness all around. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping her eyes on me, she plucked a rake from the side of the building and started using it to gather the garbage into neat rows. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “No. There’s nothing but garbage on these days, anyway,” I say. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As part of their expedition in 1990, Rob Hall and Gary Ball spearheaded an effort that removed five tons of garbage from Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The gutters, a mess of glass and garbage. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They learned that in nearby Cleveland Heights and Warrensville and Beachwood, residents placed their discarded belongings at the curb like ordinary people, and they learned which days were garbage days on which streets. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wipe grime from windows and put the board games in the closet and clean the garbage from the bedrooms. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He was bent forward, mumbling and watching his feet, with his eyes on the garbage can right next to Marcus. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z His breath carried the stench of dockside garbage: whiskey and filth, hardtack and disease. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody needs a pile of newspapers: to peel potatoes on, serve bathroom needs, wrap garbage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm frowned as the boy screeched and tipped over a garbage can. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At my building I sit on the stoop and catch my breath, waiting before I have to climb the broke-down stairs and walk hallways smelling like two-day-old garbage and fried onions. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I nurse that trash in Harlem Hospital six nights a week. 10TH JUROR: Oh, now wait a second . . . 5TH JUROR: I used to play in a backyard that was filled with garbage. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t working right, so I threw it in the garbage.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The one with the garbage can chained up behind it, mostly out of sight. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The broken, dirty arbors served as a refuge for wild animals and a garbage dump for the neighbors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no cars, but there’s a man on the corner up ahead tearing through trash bags, furiously, as if there’s a garbage truck approaching to steal them all away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z So, I said, in a reflexively cynical response, I guess the key to finding the meaning of life is to stop taking out the garbage? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat at the table and watched as Helen washed the dirty dishes, tied up the garbage bag, watered a spider plant over the sink, and poured boiling water into two cups. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Travis’s mom swept a stray bit of flour into her hand and threw it in the garbage. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Men in the lane were shoveling garbage onto the bed of the truck. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z If I didn’t get any food now I’d have to steal something out of someone’s garbage or I wouldn’t be able to eat until the mission opened for supper. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not upset. But sometimes you speak garbage, Ruth.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to the garbage and drop it in. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Armed with garbage bags we proceeded grimly through the house, emptying shelves and cabinets and crawl spaces, discovering geometries of dust beneath objects unmoved for years. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The instructor handed out garbage bags for us to place our uniforms in and offered us the rationale for this ritual of suffering. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast I asked him very nicely to take the garbage out, and he refused. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the garbage can, looked at the ruined silver watch. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When he woke, he couldn’t smell hay or clover or apples, only coal smoke, and the spongy rotting vegetable stink of garbage. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I grabbed a newspaper from the garbage and read as I walked back to the Hollows, my board tucked into my backpack straps. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z This was the kid who had jumped off the roof under the misguided assumption that a garbage bag would work like a parachute. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z What everyone agrees upon, strangely, is that somehow Luke ended up on the front lawn, his leg in a garbage can. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Stray dogs pawed at overturned trash cans and torn garbage bags, scrounging for leftovers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z There is still the cobwebbing music from beyond and now also a musty cardboard stench in the alley and the frequent whiff of garbage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But the night sky looked calm and the concrete beneath me was no different than before, covered with gum wrappers, tinfoil, plastic bags, and other garbage. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He runs to the garbage can, picks it up, and pretends to gag and vomit. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We spend the next couple of hours cleaning the rest of the house and bringing out bags of garbage onto the sidewalk. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The birth of a son, the death of a patriarch—these events likewise affected the state of a household’s garbage. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It looked as though someone had dumped a couple of garbage cans inside the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting with a bag of garbage to go to the basement, yes. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, when the manager wasn’t looking, she ate the leftover wedges of toast and cold forkfuls of scrambled eggs from the plates instead of scraping them into the garbage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Because the people who left their secrets on the walls thought that this was some ordinary place, something for garbage and graffiti. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We were on the corner, next to a garbage can overflowing with garbage, and Mom knelt down to look at me while we waited for the light. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Some of the garbage was on fire, smoldering. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He could drop the bracelet in the garbage, and that would be the last of Reggie Bradley. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The shades were pulled and the place had the sour smell of garbage. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “That’s the genius of these institutions. They want the working classes, laborers. Boys who aren’t stamped by”—Herr Siedler frowns— “middle-class garbage. The cinemas and so forth. They want industrious boys. Exceptional boys.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Our garbage pail spilled out all over the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "Obviously we don't have as much room here as we had in the old house. . . She reached into the closet and pulled out a black plastic garbage bag. " Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I check out the garbage in the barrel. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Jean Louise stepped on the garbage can trigger and threw the pamphlet in. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The only thing I’d ever stole was food out of someone’s garbage can. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z So now, I think, they need me to run out and collect some garbage. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Miig crushed the tins as small as they could go so we could bury them along with our other minimal garbage by the latrine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was just a slow, sludging green ribbon lawn that ferried fetid garbage to the sea. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides that, our potatoes have contracted such strange diseases that one out of every two buckets of pommes de terre winds up in the garbage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The crowd roared, and a few people started hurling whatever they could find—pebbles, garbage, crumpled paper, even their own hats. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the cause, New York soon smelled like a garbage pit mixed with a fresh mountain of manure. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There was shooting back there now, and on either side of me they were throwing garbage cans, bricks and pieces of metal into plate glass windows. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I kicked them behind the garbage can. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nearly all of the garbage was buried beneath old yellow foam pads that used to serve as the innards for the inmates’ mattresses. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Afterward they mixed the garbage into the mound, incorporating the celebration into the construction. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On the other side of the kitchen stood a black-haired boy about Salvador’s age, scraping uneaten food off plates into big garbage pails. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He ordered laborers hired by the city, called scavengers, to clean the streets of decaying garbage and dead animals, since their vile smell might well be causing the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A small brown cat nosed and sprang among the trashcans at the back of a building, and the light made even the garbage magical. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t take much with me: a dozen jars of home-canned peaches, bedding, and a garbage bag full of clothes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Me and Kermit had dug through steaming piles of garbage from one side of Key West to the other, looking for milk cans. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z All those children sent on trains to the Midwest—collected off the streets of New York like refuse, garbage on a barge, to be sent as far away as possible, out of sight. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The gum wrapper is lying there, looking like an innocent piece of garbage. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When at last we are up to our ears in death and garbage, we will look to Science to clean up our mess. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I didn’t come thousands of miles looking for a house full of creepy garbage.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He tossed his empty plate into the garbage can and went off in search of a drink, leaving Moody alone with the last few bites of his quiche, now gone cold. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wonder, Like a rat did Toño on his journey eat garbage also? Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The factionless lead us down the street and left into a grimy alleyway that stinks of garbage. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Garbage! You live in garbage ’cause you are garbage!” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Momma gets some gloves and garbage bags from the truck, passes them to me and my brothers, and tells us to get to work. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z "A dog,” said Dan, "would be a friend. He could eat scraps of food. He would save us waste and would save motions for the garbage man.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Brian and I had gone swimming once, but Ernie Goad and his friends were there, and they started telling everybody that we Wallses lived in garbage and would stink up the pool water something awful. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was anxious to work his way up to the top of the pile because he was afraid of being squashed by the next can-load of garbage. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Mama also made sure the entrance to our tent was always closed to keep out the smoke and odor from the camp’s garbage dump located directly in front of our tent, twenty yards away. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The garbage dumps had been blown clear of snow and stood out stark and ugly against the white. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They’d been on television, a sea of men in orange sitting on a roadway filthy with feces and garbage, surrounded by guards with automatic rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Here, too, battered trash cans were chained to a black lamppost, only these were filled with garbage, some of which had spilled out and lay scattered in puddles of pulpy hash. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Like movies. That one was a piece of garbage. Back in my day, they made quality movies.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Looking up at the constellation of garbage, it was as though gravity had abandoned the place and all that junk simply floated, magically free, above our heads. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She peeled the wrapper from the granola bar and popped it into the garbage can and went upstairs, leaving Mia deep in thought. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I doubt ye think at all! I keep ye hidden for nearly thirteen years, and then ye decide to go play with the locals, and my hard work goes straight in the garbage!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Rafik had joined an ecology club at his school—they would work with garbage and recycling. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Still hanging on to his skates, Stuart tried to make his way up to the surface of the garbage, but the footing was bad. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The smoke-dulled wall tiles, the over-spilling garbage cans, the blackened, gummy ground, and the stale air were not enough to warn him away. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Luke tried to smooth the garbage bag, which suddenly seemed impossibly wrinkled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She stuffed the weed into a bulging garbage bag. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As he pressed the newspapers deeper into the garbage pail, Eliot felt that he and Mrs. Sen were disobeying some unspoken rule. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I get close, I spot a piece of cardboard sticking out of her garbage can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They slink about our camp and pick over the garbage tins. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A dime in my pocket and I didn’t smell like garbage? Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise you end up making everyone feel like garbage. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We were, a couple of times, reduced to eating from dumps and garbage cans. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The swelling was pushing against his throat, and he leaned against the brick wall and vomited into the big garbage can. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My first project was a series of wooden vegetable crates I meticulously filled with my garbage. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There wasn’t even any decent garbage to use as a makeshift weapon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I told him that I had read about the garbage strike in New York. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t lift the garbage can either, so I had to get my dad to help. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Cars cruised through the garbage and broken glass, older guys showing off their Friday night girls. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In rain any street not paved with macadam oozed a fragrant muck of horse manure, mud, and garbage that swelled between granite blocks like pus from a wound. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But C.P. just glared at Clement’s outstretched black hand as if it was a piece of garbage someone was trying to force on him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In the distance now and then I would see dolphins; closer in, flying fish; and still closer, at the stern, sharks waiting for the daily garbage from the galley. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Next to the last garbage can, there are two doors. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “But she’s right; it’d take me all day to get these down to that garbage room and back. I ’predate your help.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The garbage around him shifted, and the rabbit heard the sniffing and panting of a dog. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z They were cluttered with stacks of plastic buckets, overflowing garbage cans, and makeshift clotheslines hung with wet aprons and towels. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z While the man accepts a few sheets of riel from the storefront owner, the boy shovels the garbage onto the cart. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She wagged her finger at the garbage bag. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Alex removed the man’s glasses and put them in his garbage bag. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They walked deeper into the neighborhood, avoiding the puddles of dirty water that overflowed from the gutters and dodging the piles of garbage in which cats were digging like silent shadows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I took most of the garbage bags that I had piled in the hallway out to the Dumpster in the alley. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When he kicked the can over and all the garbage spilled on the street, his mother yelled at him from a window above. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It was the same basic high school garbage wrapped in a slightly different skin. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Amá says Americans eat nothing but garbage, which is why everyone here is so fat and ugly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I quick open one of the garbage cans behind me and grab a bag of garbage. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He saw a woman come out of a door, pause, look round; she went to the far end of the porch and dumped something into a garbage pail and went back inside. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This thin, miserable, dirty garbage is the objective of the prisoners. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But there are no bottles clinking around in the garbage bags I’m carrying, so I guess things are better. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “No, that’s not fair, Mama. Dad is an expert when it comes to garbage.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sneak into the cafeteria once everyone had left and dig through the garbage pails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He dragged the first two garbage cans outside and dumped them on the lawn. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There were painted oil drums for garbage, and picnic tables, and sometimes fireplaces or barbecue pits. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As for the fish, they were found to be in an advanced state of decay and had to be thrown into the garbage can. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I called O’Dell, and a couple of hours later I heard the familiar rumble of the garbage truck pull up to the shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes prefers to confront reality—the brownstones converted to tenements in a matter of months, the garbage in the streets, the jaundice-eyed men staring vacantly from the stoops. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dropping garbage and having puppies shouldn’t be called the same thing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Saleem had burned garbage the week before in exchange for roof repairs on his family’s hut. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The city stepped up its efforts to remove garbage and began repaving alleys and streets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I started collecting a garbage tax last year when kids kept dumping stuff on the floor, leaving empty soda cans in the library or crumpled paper in classrooms. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “You treat me like garbage. I been good,” Mrs. Reilly sobbed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z James carried the bag of trash and dumped it into a garbage can near the little store Dicey had shopped in the afternoon before. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z From the driveway came a series of shrieks and scrapes; a squirrel, Theresa discovered, had gotten into one of the garbage cans, and was frantically trying to find its way out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the garbage bin at his boy’s home, the can promised a variety of scraps. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I pack my notebooks that have been hidden underneath the refrigerator for two years, along with all my clothes into a big plastic garbage bag. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a piece of garbage, and if that got him out of the house, I would have felt lucky. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Tucking the purse under his arm, he walked to an alley where a garbage can stood covered with snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Momma jumps up and grabs a garbage bin. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She jumped down with the largest children, and they all started forking garbage from a heap into the cart, right on top of the inner tubes, Werfel, and Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Every Friday and Saturday night our two tiny rooms were packed with migrant workers, menial labourers and garbage collectors, buying drinks till well past midnight. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look at you, like a garbage rat. You hooked all right. But you and me can beat it." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A white blanket spread over the neighborhood, covering garbage cans and the hulks of abandoned cars, so that the street looked fresh and full of promise. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A man in navy overalls swept garbage off the floor a few feet away from us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the open window I hear the sound of a garbage truck. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The “New Beau” garbage was still out there, but it had fallen lower in the most-read story rankings. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I stripped to the skin and put the clothing into a plastic garbage bag—a so- called hot bag—along with a splash or two of Jik, and then put that bag into another bag. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "There's enough garbage floating there already; a bit more will scarcely matter." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s a line of garbage cans against the far wall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They went the wrong way first and took evasive action through a garage and around a stack of garbage pails. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know any magic tricks to make garbage disappear? Can’t you just wave a wand or something?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Dad said to leave it, it was just garbage, but something told me it would make the greatest sled ever. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Despite efforts by Howard Fuller and Ann Atwater to calm the situation, a score of angry black teenagers sped down Main Street, tossing garbage cans and bricks through a dozen store windows. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Bonetti periodically burned the garbage and hauled the remains to the city dump in his truck. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Later, when she was alone in the kitchen, she would empty the whole thing into the garbage. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z By contrast, the garbage men who appeared every Friday morning seemed to me unmistakably black. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped into Rocinante to bring out my poor mite of garbage for the oil drum, two empty cans; I had eaten from one and Charley from the other. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jan Sorensen leaned against a plywood garbage bin; Marty Johansson stood with his feet planted wide, his forearms folded across his bare chest, his T- shirt tucked into his pants waist. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Alfred dragged himself into an alley, and crawled painfully behind a garbage can. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for a garbage truck, the streets were empty. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want ’em stinking up the garbage, ’cause they’re out of season. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It went down and down until he passed the level of packed garbage and came to natural earth and rock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He carried out his functions like a sleepwalker, ignored whole rows of garbage cans. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z At least on the edge of my town, among the garbage and the sunflowers of my town, it’s much, much, much too late. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she throws the card away in the garbage can in her room. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z M. Minkoff Ignatius folded the letter violently; then he rolled the folded Macy’s bag into a ball and heaved it into the garbage pail. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The cars remained, as did piles of garbage and human waste. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When we got home, I went upstairs with a pair of lawnsized garbage bags. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The garbage was piled high as your waist, some of it from the neighborhood and some dropped off by outside people. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A row of tumbledown houses stood behind the garbage cans and the rubble. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I took the kite to where Sohrab was standing, still leaning against the garbage pail, arms crossed on his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They are janitors and construction workers and garbage collectors; they make fabric and operate trains and drive buses. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Alex should probably blame some of his queasiness on nerves but chooses to blame it all on this morning’s appalling breakfast spread—what kind of garbage country eats bland beans on white toast for breakfast? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Thereafter, the garbage preserved at archaeological sites rapidly becomes more and more interesting and leaves no doubt that we are dealing with biologically and behaviorally modern humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was in my bedroom straightening up things, shooting left-hand jumpers with pieces of trash into my garbage can on the other side of the room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Although it’s undeniably hot, we have to fight a fire every other day to burn our vegetable peelings and garbage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There's so much garbage going through that courtroom, she thinks that anybody in there is going to have a stink on him. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw the pencil stub in the garbage can. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I dab a little ketchup at the corners of my mouth, scrape the entire mess into the garbage disposal, turn on the hot water, and flick the switch. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z What’s there to say when home is a room filled with garbage that we pretend is important? Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He lay crumpled in the garbage can with what was left of the lamp. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Ida! I got somebody comin’ to take your garbage, all right? Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Total garbage. A real low point in the history of the Wars.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Bags of garbage and scraps of food were spilled across the hallway, amid a trail of melting snow. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Toss your plates in the garbage on your way out.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Two nights after we first saw the trains, as we returned from the garbage cans of Heaven, we heard the sounds. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The boat looked like a garbage scow more than anything else. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped the rat in a newspaper and went out of the door and down the stairs and put it into a garbage can at the corner of an alley. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The smell coming off it was like a garbage can full of fish sticks that had been sitting in the sun all week. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It wasn't that he was rotten, but just that he smelled like his body had mistaken its organs for garbage and that he was essentially a walking, talking trash can. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes to find my mother in our room, cigarette hanging from her mouth, emptying my dresser drawers into black garbage bags. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z "Right, so what do they think? Do they think you murdered me and put me down the garbage disposer or something? Or maybe I'm locked in a closet? Come on, Mom. Get real." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An inmate moving from one cell to another often had big garbage bags full of property to carry; you didn’t help him with it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The windows are closed tight, but I can still hear the noises of the city, which are so different from the ones I hear in Bartlett—sirens, yelling, music, garbage trucks rattling up and down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The older neighborhood kids killed snakes and threw them in the garbage hole when it was burning and watched them sizzle and squirm. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z So by the time my mother discovered it while vacuuming, the stain was as wide as a garbage can lid, and dark with mold. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Then I noticed two large black garbage bags, full and twist- tied, behind the couch. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z All he was supposed to do was to stand outside and push a garbage can in front of a potential pursuer. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He was buried under garbage and unburied by a dog. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He knew his father came up to the third floor a few times a week to collect the Beiderman’s garbage and bring it down to the building trash bins. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There was detritus all over the floors—garbage, papers, bandages and other medical supplies. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Lee Chong heard them and snorted to himself as he carried out the garbage cans. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, after his garbage run, O’Dell borrowed his dad’s truck and he and Sherman and I went up the tortuous trail to one of the big fans that drove air through the mines. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “This is one big sweet-smelling city. We know every neighborhood by the scent of its garbage. You’ll be an expert, too, really soon.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was spending money to put garbage cans around Key West? Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The cars, the bushes, the bird feeders—even the lids on the garbage cans are wearing white hats! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z As I dialed, I noticed someone leaning over the garbage can across the street. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Her blood-slick feet stuck out of the top of the garbage. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Each day Ashoke is pained by the half-eaten sandwiches people toss into garbage cans on campus, apples abandoned after one or two bites. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon the raccoons would be taking over our streets, stealing from our garbage cans, leaving eerie trails of Dinty Moore beef stew cans in their wake. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When she's satisfied that there's no other litter to collect, she walks over to the garbage can just a few feet away from me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She nearly balled it up and tossed it toward her garbage can, which was already overflowing with other drawings gone awry. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It reminded him a little of prison hooch, brewed in a garbage bag from rotten fruit and bread and sugar and water, but it was smoother, sweeter, infinitely stranger. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The men, about eight or nine of them, were carrying full garbage bags from the stations office and loading them into a boat. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There were dirty dishes in the sink, and food from the garbage had spilled onto the floor. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I take the lunch pack to the girls’ bathroom and stuff it in the garbage bin, covering it with crumpled paper towels. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The scrawny bird raced up a pile of garbage and rubble and into a cave of coral and masonry. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Trash goes in the garbage can,” I say. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which is what? Picking up garbage for white people? Delivery boy? Is that what you’ve endured eight years in school for? Is that what I’ve sacrificed so much for?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I went on missions to inspect fallen trees that needed removing, talked to neighborhood pastors who were upset about traffic or garbage collection, and often represented the mayor’s office at community functions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Under the sink he scored two lucky finds: a roll of duct tape and box of heavy-duty garbage bags. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After breakfast I tidy up my room, making the bed, wiping the sink with a wad of toilet paper, and taking the garbage out to the Dumpster. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the beggar children disappeared, and Alba noticed that the stray dogs and piles of garbage were gone too. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It made her think of rot—of old garbage left out in the sun, buzzing with flies, crawling with rats. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z All my belongings fit into two plastic milk crates and a garbage bag. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Around his neck was a necklace of found objects—garbage cans, car doors, moose antlers, camping equipment, even a toilet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Trub crumples up the bag of trash and aims for the garbage can a few feet away. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z When he arrived with Mom, he was carrying a large plastic garbage bag and had a small brown paper bag tucked under his arm. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A gust of wind carries the smell of burning garbage toward us. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Thank God she couldn't make her mouth work right now, because if she could, there'd be no end to the melodramatic garbage she'd say to him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z In the early morning you hear the clang of the garbage trucks, then the low growl of the buses and you know the people who got work are starting off downtown to their jobs. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Before I could protest, a thousand scraps of garbage surged off the bottom and flew straight at me from both directions: broken glass, rocks, cans, tires. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Not far away was the largest garbage heap I’d ever seen. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He is on his way from the cool table to the garbage cans. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z |
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