discard

Example Sentences

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She testified that she dropped him off near the Spohr’s home and later saw him discard items from his backpack after they crossed the Nevada state line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The lack of gas tanks makes them easier to transport and cheap enough to discard wherever they land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The circular economy seeks to move away from the traditional "extract, produce, discard" approach.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

It was a task that was made much harder by Morocco repeatedly trying to discard the 33-year-old's towel, a tactic they were also seen to deploy in the semi-final win against Nigeria.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“Simple. Each of you loses his or her library card and adds it to the discard bowl for our next lucky contestants to try and win.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein