expendable
Example Sentences
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"Punters don't have the expendable income they once had," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The people in stories like these are designed to be expendable through the film’s ensuing events, fodder for the chills and thrills.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Some economists and CEOs say that the U.S. economy is positioned only at the beginning of a wave of corporate job cuts, as rising AI-adoption makes more workers expendable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Mike Ekeler was hired from Nebraska to coach linebackers, in addition to special teams, perhaps making current linebackers coach Rob Ryan expendable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
“He was expendable because we had a heck of a running back.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing expendable
Power Suffix: -able
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