throwaway
Example Sentences
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It was a throwaway line in a long conversation, delivered with the dry, unshowy confidence he brought to everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This sentiment is shared by Han Sing Keng, a durian farmer and seller in Malaysia's Johor state, who says many of the durians flooding the market at throwaway prices are "not qualified for export".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
While reflecting upon her four-decade-long career in “Kylie,” an intimate new three-part Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue says a throwaway line that anchors the endeavor: “Life makes sense to me onstage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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
