throwaway

Example Sentences

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Throwaway culture has been the norm since World War Two - but that tide seems to be turning, as people avoid unnecessary purchases.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2022

The best comment, from a user called The Throwaway Advocate: “This is indeed just something that was created to make a point, albeit a pretty good point.”

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2015

Throwaway jokes about Alvy's paranoid encounters with his TV-watching public look very contemporary in our celeb-happy age.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2010

"We couldn't have hoped for anything more," said Chad Rutkowsky, an attorney and business manager for Throwaway Horse, which created Ulysses Seen.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2010

But in the straight on the run home when all were in close order the dark horse Throwaway drew level, reached, outstripped her.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James