expendable

Example Sentences

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“Some of us and some of our communities are expendable.”

From New York Times

Back in June, when the Clippers were rolling through the second round of the postseason, their 25th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft carried the possibility of being expendable.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s using expendable bathythermographs, little sensors that are launched from merchant ships.

From The Verge

Russia and other nations — treated the booster rockets as expendable.

From Seattle Times

“Even if I were rich or very famous, I would still be living in a Black body in a city, a state, a country where Black people seem expendable,” he said.

From Reuters