expendable

Example Sentences

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The man from the future doesn’t have a plan — and worse, he considers himself the only person who isn’t expendable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Despite his religious stature, Khamenei has increasingly become politically expendable, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Stoke Space plans to launch an expendable rocket next year to collect data for its push for reusable vehicles, while Relativity Space wants to test its medium-to-heavy lift, reusable rocket in late 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

It speaks in the second person, telling you where you belong, whether you count, whether your life is expendable.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

“Run, Gregor! The rest of us are expendable; you are not!”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins