castoff
Example Sentences
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The Seahawks traded their starting quarterback to another franchise that was desperate for one and turned to someone else’s castoff to replace him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
He was brought here by Ned Colletti before the 2014 season as a New York Mets castoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
That could present opportunities, though, for local investors to acquire castoff local papers.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
The two local artists paired in the Athenaeum’s “Woodcuts” take their cues from stumps and castoff boards, distilling their subjects to meandering black lines or nestled fragments.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
She rolled over the block of sugar maple, a castoff from someone’s construction project, and it became her perch whenever she had a spare moment.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
