thrown away

Example Sentences

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"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

Tens of millions of items of clothing are thrown away each year, and the synthetic materials often used by fast fashion retailers are among the hardest to recycle.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Air filters needed to be replaced, the carpet torn out, toys thrown away and wood chips exchanged for rocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Once last year she’d found a fine boy’s shirt that had been used as a rag to wipe mud from a tourist car and thrown away.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty