1
: useless waste or rejected matter : trash
2
: something that is worthless or nonsensical
few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives—
William Bridges-Adams
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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When the house was done being used, ancient people cut a hole through the floor and dug the pit, then filled it with domestic rubbish.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Rubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbish. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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