Denise MinaLisa Green and Tracy ConnerNote: BIN frequently precedes perfect (see perfect entry 1 sense 5) verb forms, as well as progressive (see progressive entry 1 sense 6) verb forms ending in -ing. It can also precede the African American English feature perfective done, additional predicates (such as nouns, adjectives, and prepositional phrases), and, in certain contexts, adverbial phrases.
Examples of bin in a Sentence
Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Fotis Dulos was seen depositing bags into trash bins.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
At least eight items can be housed in each bin (depending on their size), and the sides are high enough to prevent them from falling out or tipping over.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
But, but — any resource saved is a plus; and the problems are often on the user end, so being conscientious actually matters; and for me, at least, the extra second to choose a different bin is a constant reminder to use nonrenewable resources sparingly.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Carry-on bags and personal items within the size limits can fly regardless of weight as long as the carry-on can fit in the overhead bin and the personal item can fit under the seat.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Those millions heavily contributed to the advertising blitz that peaked in the weeks before the election, and flooded Bay Area television channels with political ads, and filled local mailboxes — and recycling bins — with political mailers.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
That same dollhouse is currently packed away in her attic with a bin full of furniture.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
The hand-washing sink was blocked by a large garbage bin during Monday’s inspection, and there was organic mold-like buildup in the ice machine.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
The inner screen camera has a 32MP sensor and shoots 8MP shots (binned by a factor of four).
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 1 June 2023
The main camera captures approximately 48MP images that are binned down by four to produce 12MP jpegs.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 11 May 2023
The result is an effective 48 megapixels of resolution which is designed to output binned 12-megapixel stills.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 11 May 2023
In fact, after five failures in seven orbital launch attempts of its Rocket 3 vehicle, the company binned that design.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
Just bin it with the Articles and Native peace treaties.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
For instance, it was reported that Tesco suppliers are being forced to bin nearly 50 tonnes of food each week due to a lorry driver crisis.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 25 June 2021
The reusable bins the company normally supplies to clients have been replaced by cardboard boxes.
—Kim Velsey, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bin. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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