discard

"To understand one day that you think you're important to somebody, and then all of a sudden you're not. They discard you like a piece of garbage."

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

He said they must arrive at their verdict based "solely on the evidence you have seen and heard in this court" and to discard any rumours or speculation they may have heard outside the court.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

It is easier for a newcomer to discard a tool than for the person who spent years using it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Cut out the trapezoidal vent in the middle of the sail, as indicated, and discard.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

“That’s fine, Sean. You are, of course, free to leave. If any of the rest of you do not wish to stay and play, kindly deposit your library cards in the discard pile.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

They agree to meet again, but Kip completely discards his Western life.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

The show’s path to hit status is an unusual story for Hollywood, which often discards shows that aren’t immediately successful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

It also discards homes that have been listed for more than six months, as it considers them to be unlikely to sell.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025

Everything I had written was squeezed between Dostoyevsky's great lines, as if my words were his discards.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

The sisters got creative and rummaged in thrift shops, looking for discarded treasure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

They’d later drive around L.A. to pick up discarded furniture and flip it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Lally said the weekend's fly-tipping was "one of the worst examples that we have come across", but it was not unusual to find discarded BBQs, beer cans and rotting food.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

When he agreed to take her to hospital he stopped on a road and discarded the taser, which has also been recovered by police.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

They learned that in nearby Cleveland Heights and Warrensville and Beachwood, residents placed their discarded belongings at the curb like ordinary people, and they learned which days were garbage days on which streets.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

AFP reporters saw hundreds of people -- men, women and children -- entering Ceuta, discarding flotation rings and clothes used in their crossing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

For salad lovers, experts recommend buying whole heads of lettuce and removing and discarding the outer couple of layers of leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

He told officers he did not know the items were in his bag and would be fine discarding them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Then, on the way out to the other world, one dies of thirst and exhaustion, but the other crawls on, discarding most of the treasure he has grown too weak to carry.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck