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jettison
Example Sentences
There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.
The New York Times’ crossword is synonymous with its current editor, Will Shortz, who gave the puzzle a refresh in the 1990s, jettisoning academic jargon and obscurities in favor of layered puns and pop-culture references.
The lawmakers questioned if Genesis may be abusing the bankruptcy system by selling the business at a discount to insiders while jettisoning an estimated $259 million in personal-injury and other litigation claims.
Dek narrowly escapes execution by his own family, and gets jettisoned to another world where almost every living thing is lethal.
He scored a blazing 60 peppered with unorthodox shots on debut at Melbourne, but was less effective in the next Test and jettisoned in favour of Head for the tour of Sri Lanka.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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