discard
Example Sentences
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In torrential rain, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy regularly dried his gloves, but the ball boys repeatedly tried to discard his towel.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
She testified that she dropped him off near the Spohr’s home and later saw him discard items from his backpack after they crossed the Nevada state line.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
In Longyearbyen, owners of the Kroa seafood restaurant decided to discard a marble bust of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin that had been given to them as a gift from Barentsburg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The circular economy seeks to move away from the traditional "extract, produce, discard" approach.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
He was standing guard in front of the discard pile.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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