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 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

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

But the space suits have to be portable, so they use a simple chemical absorption process with expendable filters.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir