thrown away
Example Sentences
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The bag should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
"He was thrown away like a piece of garbage into a prison in Pennsylvania," she told reporters.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
In a space mission setting, the worms could generate compost from discarded materials such as food scraps or cotton clothing and hygiene products that would otherwise be thrown away.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
“A lot of money seemed to be thrown away on that,” said Blackwell, who works for a nonprofit trade association in Indianapolis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Or was it ugly and disgusting, because it had been left too near the stove once, and so its side was scorched and melted and distorted, and it should have been thrown away years ago?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
