throwaway
Example Sentences
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Clearly, the algorithm masters aren’t too precious about these throwaway texts; their core strategy will always be to embrace whatever seems to work best in the moment.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
This sentiment is shared by Han Sing Keng, a durian farmer and seller in Malaysia's Johor state, who says many of the durians flooding the market at throwaway prices are "not qualified for export".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Unfortunately the musical, while still retaining some throwaway jokes, takes itself more seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Other than a couple of junky things that I probably should have put in the throwaway pile, we sell it all.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
