throwing out

Example Sentences

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The third invitation she accepted was also sports-related: throwing out the ceremonial pitch at a Red Sox game—despite the fact that she grew up rooting for the Yankees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

This is partly because people are buying secondhand clothes the same way they do fast fashion: throwing out garments quickly and rapidly buying new ones.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

But for us to go on and win this series, it's not about throwing out what has been successful for us over the last few years.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

His shoulder hit the angel’s, and knocked Balthamos off balance; and in throwing out a hand to save himself, the angel let go of the insect dæmon.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman