throwaway
Example Sentences
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While reflecting upon her four-decade-long career in “Kylie,” an intimate new three-part Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue says a throwaway line that anchors the endeavor: “Life makes sense to me onstage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
The Welsh government said laying regulations for Wales's DRS was a major step towards ending throwaway culture.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
“For so long, people thought it was just the most effortless throwaway career,” Berman says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Your older sister’s throwaway comment sliced right to your center.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
