ex·pend·able
ik-ˈspen-də-bəl 
: that may be expended: such as
a
: normally used up or consumed in service
expendable supplies like pencils and paper
b
: more easily or economically replaced than rescued, salvaged, or protected
: one that is expendable
—usually used in plural
Examples of expendable in a Sentence
Adjective
employees whose jobs are considered expendable
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The overwhelming story Tolkien tells of orcs is not of a people suffering under a dictator, but the mindless and expendable soldiers Sauron uses to attempt to conquer Middle-earth.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
The addition includes around 32,000 square feet of production offices; a 4,310-square-foot wardrobe department, complete with laundry; a nearly 8,000-square-foot expendables department; 18,000 square feet of storage; and a roughly 3,200-square-foot visitor space with a studio merchandise shop.
—J. Clara Chan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
By then, Young had emerged as a league MVP, and one of the greatest quarterbacks was expendable.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The overwhelming story Tolkien tells of orcs is not of a people suffering under a dictator, but the mindless and expendable soldiers Sauron uses to attempt to conquer Middle-earth.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
In the novel, Mickey 7 is a space colonist known as an expendable.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
The addition includes around 32,000 square feet of production offices; a 4,310-square-foot wardrobe department, complete with laundry; a nearly 8,000-square-foot expendables department; 18,000 square feet of storage; and a roughly 3,200-square-foot visitor space with a studio merchandise shop.
—J. Clara Chan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Expendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expendable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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