thrown away
Example Sentences
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Bex said a lot of parents and guardians were "in the same situation" and she and Faye hoped it would help people financially while also stopping clothes being thrown away.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Given how fragile it was, it may simply have disintegrated on the shelf and been overlooked or thrown away.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
When my clients were displaced, they had treasured photos of deceased loved ones destroyed, lifesaving medication thrown away, and bikes and uniforms needed for work tossed into trash trucks.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
Sign of the time: Forky gave voice to the anxiety that seemed rampant in young people in the late aughts, fretting he was just trash that should be thrown away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
We picked up fruits and vegetables that had been thrown away because they were partly spoiled.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
