throwaway

Example Sentences

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Much of it is the sort of thing that will work or not work depending on your mood, but generally I prefer the small throwaway jokes to the big gross ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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

Suez called for a more ambitious plan to tackle the fire risk and environmental damage from cheap throwaway vapes, such as a nationwide recycling scheme paid for by producers.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

“I always voted for it,” Ferrante said, “but it was like a throwaway vote.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

“We just run out of milk powder, and we got nothing else to give her. And we need more nappies, the throwaway ones. Anything babies need, really. And medicine.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman