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How do you use Wastebasket in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like container, plus the exact meaning.

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Wastebasket in a sentence

Wastebasket meaning

  1. A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
  2. Any region or grouping that is worthless or meaningless.

Synonyms of Wastebasket

wastepaper basket waste-paper basket waste basket circular file container

Related words

Other words often associated with Wastebasket or its synonyms:

instrumentation instrumentality

Using Wastebasket

  • The main meaning on this page is: A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin. | Any region or grouping that is worthless or meaningless.
  • Useful related words include: wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, waste basket, circular file.
  • In the example corpus, wastebasket often appears in combinations such as: the wastebasket, wastebasket taxon.

Context around Wastebasket

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

equivalent 1×

Often after:

taxon 2× recovery 1×

Sentence patterns with Wastebasket

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and a wastebasket that was 1× call a wastebasket taxon citation 1× created a wastebasket taxon monstrosus 1× greenberg s wastebasket into which 1× in a wastebasket according to 1× in the wastebasket 1× its equivalent wastebasket recovery figures 1× of a wastebasket its ambers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additionally linnaeus created 1× billy is talking 1× class iv class 1× i technique in 1× many disparately related 1× officers also located 1×

Common sentence endings:

cedrene based sesquiterpenoids 1× in the wastebasket 1× languages of africa 1× less abnormal people 1× of the wastebasket 1× recovery figures prominently 1×

Words around Wastebasket

Just before it in the word index:

waste 5.170 wastages 3 wastage 65 wasta 3 wast 5 wasswa 5

Just after it in the word index:

wastebin 2 wasted 876 wasteexpo 4 wasteful 214 wastefully 8 wastefulness 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Wastebasket

  • In this selection, "wastebasket" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, equivalent, taxon and recovery stand out and add context to how "wastebasket" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and a wastebasket that was and call a wastebasket taxon citation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wastebasket" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wastebasket

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Officers also located a used condom in a wastebasket, according to the complaint. (13 words)

There was a wastebasket below the hand dryer filled with used paper towels. (13 words)

I. technique" in which dumpster diving or its equivalent "wastebasket recovery" figures prominently. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

It has not been demonstrated that the Nilo-Saharan languages constitute a valid genetic grouping, and linguists have generally seen the phylum as "Greenberg's wastebasket", into which he placed all the otherwise unaffiliated non-click languages of Africa. (39 words)

Many disparately related species were subsequently added to the Rhynchocephalia, resulting in what taxonomists call a " wastebasket taxon ". citation Williston proposed the Sphenodontia to include only tuatara and their closest fossil relatives in 1925. (34 words)

She had told the Fontanka newspaper that her isolation room was dire — no books, no shampoo, no Wi-Fi and a wastebasket that was never emptied. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

She had told the Fontanka newspaper that her isolation room was dire — no books, no shampoo, no Wi-Fi and a wastebasket that was never emptied.

Officers also located a used condom in a wastebasket, according to the complaint.

The hand dryer huffed and puffed and blew so hard that a bunch of towels flew out of the wastebasket.

There was a wastebasket below the hand dryer filled with used paper towels.

Additionally, Linnaeus created a wastebasket taxon "monstrosus" for "wild and monstrous humans, unknown groups, and more or less abnormal people".

Billy is talking on the phone to the bank examiner, and lights his cigar and throws his match in the wastebasket.

Class IV Class IV is something of a wastebasket; its ambers are not polymerized, but mainly consist of cedrene-based sesquiterpenoids.

I. technique" in which dumpster diving or its equivalent "wastebasket recovery" figures prominently.

It has not been demonstrated that the Nilo-Saharan languages constitute a valid genetic grouping, and linguists have generally seen the phylum as "Greenberg's wastebasket", into which he placed all the otherwise unaffiliated non-click languages of Africa.

Many disparately related species were subsequently added to the Rhynchocephalia, resulting in what taxonomists call a " wastebasket taxon ". citation Williston proposed the Sphenodontia to include only tuatara and their closest fossil relatives in 1925.

Common combinations with wastebasket

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wastebasket" in a sentence?
An example: "She had told the Fontanka newspaper that her isolation room was dire — no books, no shampoo, no Wi-Fi and a wastebasket that was never emptied." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "wastebasket" from authentic English texts.
What does "wastebasket" mean?
Wastebasket means: A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
What are synonyms of "wastebasket"?
Common synonyms of "wastebasket" include: wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, waste basket, circular file, container.
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