throwaway

Example Sentences

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Suez called for a more ambitious plan to tackle the fire risk and environmental damage from cheap throwaway vapes, such as a nationwide recycling scheme paid for by producers.

From BBC

What might have seemed like a throwaway line has gone down in history as an example of deadpan defiance in the face of suspicion and often hostility towards gay people.

From BBC

Many of the almost throwaway details in “Biography of X” could spawn novels of their own.

From New York Times

Once the news hit that the Clippers found treasure in the Lakers’ throwaway, the enthusiastic reactions started to pour in.

From Washington Post

After two days in detention, the couple was bused to a San Diego shelter with a notice to appear in immigration court, their throwaway car impounded by the U.S. authorities.

From New York Times