throwaway
Example Sentences
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Soon after landing, he delivered a throwaway line repeating that the US should really take over Greenland, an island that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a fellow Nato member.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
And there are no throwaway roles in “The Secret Agent”: “Even the small characters represent ideas about Brazilian life and its contradictions,” Domingues adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
It flags blurry photos, screenshots and other possible throwaway images.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
She put on throwaway gloves, then cleaned my potty corner, changed my bedding, gave me fresh water and finally—oh, joy!—gave me fresh grain, some lettuce and mealworms.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
