throwing out

Example Sentences

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In throwing out the guilty verdict, the state supreme court found that jury deliberations were fatally flawed by improper remarks by Becky Hill, then the Colleton County clerk of court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It’s worth pausing here to say: it can be surprisingly easy to slip into guilt when you start throwing out food.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

All three have since recalled destroying or throwing out the family's belongings - from furniture to photo albums - in an attempt to cancel their father's existence.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

This is partly because people are buying secondhand clothes the same way they do fast fashion: throwing out garments quickly and rapidly buying new ones.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

“An’ I’ve also got a letter here from Professor Dumbledore,” said Hagrid importantly, throwing out his chest.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling