throw out

Example Sentences

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A federal judge refused a request by L.A. supervisors to throw out the secret deal.

From Los Angeles Times

A judge recently threw out Justice Department subpoenas in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s worth pausing here to say: it can be surprisingly easy to slip into guilt when you start throwing out food.

From Salon

A federal judge last week threw out a pair of subpoenas, ruling they were improper and designed to harass the Fed chair.

From The Wall Street Journal

My mother would throw out the previous year’s and place the new version in its spot.

From Literature