throwaway

Example Sentences

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While promoting the film, he defended the horror genre against those who consider it a “throwaway” category.

From Los Angeles Times

Suez called for a more ambitious plan to tackle the fire risk and environmental damage from cheap throwaway vapes, such as a nationwide recycling scheme paid for by producers.

From BBC

"When I was growing up, you'd get a couple of plastic throwaway items from the supermarket in the days before Halloween, and then they were binned," she says.

From BBC

“I always voted for it,” Ferrante said, “but it was like a throwaway vote.”

From Los Angeles Times

Specifically, I often recall one throwaway line that has come to feel very prescient.

From Salon