discarded

Example Sentences

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Restaurants discarded over 50 pounds of beluga caviar likely worth tens of thousands of dollars, one said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Intruders have set fires, burning holes in the floors and scorching wood wainscoting and pews. Empty beef jerky bags, discarded underwear and clumps of plaster litter the worn burgundy carpeting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A nationwide search for Nancy Guthrie has unveiled several leads, including discarded gloves, DNA evidence and alleged ransom notes, but it has not lead to any major progress.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

No suspect has been identified and announcements of potential clues -- including discarded gloves -- have not led to further progress.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In a treatise published that year, he discarded the idea of a balance of forces, some pushing inwards and some pushing outwards, to hold an object like the Moon in its orbit.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin