throwaway
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Welsh government said laying regulations for Wales's DRS was a major step towards ending throwaway culture.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
And there are no throwaway roles in “The Secret Agent”: “Even the small characters represent ideas about Brazilian life and its contradictions,” Domingues adds.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
“Whether this is a serious policy threat or just another throwaway comment remains to be seen,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, a Florida-based manufacturer known for its Care Bears and Tonka trucks, calls 2025 “a throwaway year.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
One directs me to a throwaway apartment directory available in boxes on the sidewalk, but its offerings all include hot tubs and on-site gyms and go for over $1,000 a month.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
