How to Use throwaway in a Sentence

throwaway

1 of 2 adjective

• That line is tinged with a whole lot of emotion for a throwaway line.
  — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
• On this tour, even the throwaway gestures are laced with meaning.
  — Deborah Wilker, Billboard, 22 June 2017
• For those not connected to the killings and attacks, the phrase may just be a throwaway punchline.
  — Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN, 19 Oct. 2019
• The ban has already caused the EU to consider a tax on throwaway plastics.
  — Ellen Airhart, WIRED, 20 June 2018
• Over the course of their life, a single set of (re)zip bags should replace hundreds of throwaway plastic bags.
  — NBC News, 6 May 2020
• A few days after the party, those plastic yo-yos and other throwaway toys start to look like junk.
  — Allyson Shaw, National Geographic, 4 June 2018
• The characters in Snake Eyes always seem to be in climax-speak mode; even the most throwaway lines are steeped in portent.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 July 2021
• His rug, designed to look like an IKEA receipt, makes the once-throwaway item one of permanence.
  — Vogue, 1 Oct. 2019
• She's not put in in a gratuitous way or throwaway moment.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2019
• More than a throwaway line from a postgame locker-room scrum, Neal sounded sincere in his praise for a team that had just gone 12 rounds with maybe the best team in the NFL.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2017
• Even in the midst of a throwaway season, nobody can be happy about losing to Kentucky for just the second time in 32 years.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2017
• As one of my colleagues pointed out, the Hound easily could've made a throwaway comment about the amount of time they were stranded on the lake.
  — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2017
• Quinn doesn’t need to take weird chances on a slow cornerback like Teez Tabor or make a throwaway pick on a long snapper.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2020
• There's a throwaway line in Michael Wolff's book: Trump never learned how to read a corporate balance sheet.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2018
• This week, Gwyneth Paltrow managed to wind up the internet yet again with a throwaway comment.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 13 May 2021
• Stocksy In my new book The Lost Night there’s a throwaway moment that should feel familiar to female readers (even as male ones might miss it).
  — Andrea Bartz, Marie Claire, 25 Feb. 2019
• It’s the throwaway fat joke in the children’s movie that quietly creates a harmful stigma.
  — Erica Russell, refinery29.com, 3 May 2021
• Even subtle throwaway thoughts from Stranger Things stars like Brown have given us pause in declaring Hopper dead.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 July 2019
• That applies to the casting as well, which includes squandering Sacha Baron Cohen in a throwaway role.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 17 June 2021
• Fluff like this is a, well, inspired choice – the theatrical equivalent of a throwaway beach novel.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 July 2018
• There's no telling what little throwaway app might come back to bite you if its security isn't quite up to snuff, so be stingy with your access.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2017
• A lazy, dated throwaway line that people either won’t get or will get and realize the lameness.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 28 June 2017
• Somehow, Domino managed to make a cheesy, throwaway love song into a cornerstone of rock and roll.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2017
• Name tags were throwaway stickers, not the usual recyclable kind.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2021
• Don't think that this is just some throwaway idea that was tacked on to make the latest edition a little less samey - there is a reasonable amount to do with 'Volta Football'.
  — SI.com, 8 June 2019
• This is why standard throwaway airport thrillers don’t migrate well beneath ground.
  — Adam Sternbergh, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018
• Never mind the principal themes; Even the throwaway passages, those rapid runs from one main thought to another, were in perfect alignment.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 19 May 2017
• There are no throwaway lines in Lesser Known Monsters; each story is rich and metamorphic, perfect for breaking the monotony of winter days.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 26 Nov. 2021
• However, through the ruse, a funny, throwaway moment in Return of the Jedi is better explained.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2022
• Instead, the throwaway cover idea was a reaction to indie-level fame.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2017

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throw away

2 of 2 verb

• I should throw away that torn shirt.
• Guys do not have time to waste and money to throw away.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• Around the world, most of the 1.4 billion tons of food thrown away each year goes to landfills.
  — John Yoon Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 June 2023
• On the other end, Levi Birkholz threw away a pass to give the ball right back to Brillion.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• But the line is like a musty old tee-shirt the President can’t or won’t throw away.
  — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2020
• Ignore the slogans, throw away the shiny mailers and check out the facts if there is a vote.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase, the USDA says.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
• No one is suggesting that Jones should’ve been locked up with the key thrown away.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• The container with the plane catering wasn’t chilled so all thrown away!!
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 27 July 2023
• Miller threw away a pass for a turnover and missed a three-pointer, but made two free throws for his first points.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 22 Feb. 2023
• And not use plastic for things that are single-use and then just throw away.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• These products should not be used and thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
• Dean showered and threw away her bloodied clothes and shoes.
  — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
• These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Which is: to take pieces of trash—things your mom threw away—and turn them back into treasures.
  — Matt Farwell, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• My outside is good enough to eat, but my inside gets thrown away.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2023
• But Take Note: It should be thrown away after six weeks of opening.
  — Jenny Friedman, Ms, Parents, 3 Aug. 2023
• Because the trap is made of durable plastic, it can either be reused or thrown away.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
• No more throwing away sheet after sheet of lint rollers.
  — Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
• Do not eat Big Olaf Creamery ice cream and throw away any leftovers.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 July 2022
• And in Denmark, one city embraces reuse to throw away less.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
• People who have it are advised to stop using and throw away the products.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 30 Nov. 2021
• But sometimes she’d be caught, and her creations would be crumpled up and thrown away.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
• In all, economies throw away about two-thirds of the energy in fossil fuels.
  — Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• According to Sattler, the people who threw away the dogs should have just knocked on the shelter’s front door.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• After contact, wash your hands with soap and water and throw away any gloves.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022
• Jenkins said the office staff threw away all of the books because inmates damaged most of them.
  — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
• Moore II is an injury risk at 5 feet 9 inches, and teams can also throw away from him.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2022
• Plastic forks are used for only minutes and then thrown away.
  — Sarah Murphy, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• The late ’80s is my favorite era of music, that peak right before people threw away the keyboards and cut their hair.
  — Ryan Reed, Spin, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Jun 2024