1
: useless waste or rejected matter : trash
2
: something that is worthless or nonsensical
few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives—
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William Bridges-AdamsExamples of rubbish in a Sentence
Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.
I think what he says is absolute rubbish!
“I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.
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And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Among the debris were bricks, tins of paint, stones, and other assorted rubbish.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The effort has so far transformed more than 10 tons of flowers from would-be rubbish into fragrant souvenirs.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Among the debris were bricks, tins of paint, stones, and other assorted rubbish.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The effort has so far transformed more than 10 tons of flowers from would-be rubbish into fragrant souvenirs.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rubbish
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbish. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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