cast off

Example Sentences

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Media analysts say the key is whether such a separation is truly a spinoff of a company that is able to stand on its own, or more of a cast-off of unwanted assets.

From MarketWatch

The New York Giants cast-off threw for 272 yards and a touchdown and ran in two himself in a 33-8 win over the Miami Dolphins.

From BBC

Her fanciful creations, some with comforting messages like “Be You,” are welded together from all kinds of cast-off materials, painted in bright colors and securely attached to the utility poles with four-inch bolts and chains.

From Los Angeles Times

Rags and cast-off clothing are embedded in some of Aparicio’s hangings.

From Los Angeles Times

Her throne was an old cast-off powder puff.

From Literature