expendable

Example Sentences

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Both players are aging and expendable and it seems like the Dodgers would be fine without them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The characters in movies like these are designed to be expendable fodder for the chills and thrills.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 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

One goal for the task force is to try to offset the loss of expensive MQ-9 Reaper drones with cheap, expendable systems, she said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

My years there created for me an expendable past, disposable as a plastic cup.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt