expendable

Example Sentences

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The man from the future doesn’t have a plan — and worse, he considers himself the only person who isn’t expendable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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

Despite his religious stature, Khamenei has increasingly become politically expendable, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Stoke Space plans to launch an expendable rocket next year to collect data for its push for reusable vehicles, while Relativity Space wants to test its medium-to-heavy lift, reusable rocket in late 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

“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