throw away
Example Sentences
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Like Willy Loman, he’s enraged that his boss feels like he can eat the orange and then just throw away the peel — with impunity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
A stone’s throw away from the Roxbury warehouse was a Mexican bakery serving delicacies like conchas and empanadas.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
Baseball’s been on a heater in recent years—improved TV ratings, better pace of play with the pitch clock—and a stoppage could throw away significant momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
It lies just a stone's throw away from the glitzy district of Gangnam -- one of Seoul's best known and wealthiest neighbourhoods, synonymous with South Korea's rise as an economic and cultural powerhouse.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
It would be folly to throw away: what?
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
