discarded

Example Sentences

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In its Sunday update, the FBI also said it had collected about 16 gloves from various areas near Guthrie's home, though most were discarded by searchers looking for her.

From BBC

“I always dreamt of doing this. Other kids played with Play-Doh. I made stuff with anything I could get my hands on like clay, aluminum foil and discarded phone wire.”

From Los Angeles Times

Another key outcome of the research is the transformation of pen shell byssus, which was previously discarded as waste, into a valuable textile.

From Science Daily

Some will say England were rescued by the man they discarded.

From BBC

In her closet, Renata kept a plastic bucket of discarded stuff—old switches and dials and buttons; the insides of broken radios and electronic games.

From Literature