thrown away
Example Sentences
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Once these products are thrown away, however, they become extremely difficult to recycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Stokes came close to turning his fury into another unbelievable match-winning knock but such heroics may not have been required had England not thrown away a superb position in their first innings.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
When my clients were displaced, they had treasured photos of deceased loved ones destroyed, lifesaving medication thrown away, and bikes and uniforms needed for work tossed into trash trucks.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
Sign of the time: Forky gave voice to the anxiety that seemed rampant in young people in the late aughts, fretting he was just trash that should be thrown away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Most copies will have been thrown away long before it occurred to anyone that the book was worth preserving simply because it was old and rare.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
