throwaway

IPA: θrˈoʊʌweɪ

noun

  • Something temporary and disposable, as:
  • Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
  • (Internet) A burner account.

adjective

  • Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
  • Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
  • Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously, with apparent disregard for effect.

throw away

IPA: θrˈoʊʌwˈeɪ

verb

  • (transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
  • (transitive, figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  • (American football, slang) To intentionally throw an incomplete pass.
  • (idiomatic) To give lightly, in an offhand manner.
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Examples of "throwaway" in Sentences

    Examples of "throw-away" in Sentences

    • Unfortunately, it's a never-ending river of homeless, "throw-away" animals.
    • He brought gravitas to a role that could have just been a throw-away with someone less capable.
    • Nice job side-stepping the real problems with your original comment to focus on a throw-away line.
    • Now it's all latex gloves, throw-away aprons, and a ban on food servers even entering the kitchen.
    • In our throw-away, fantastic-plastic society, the environmental cost of any particular product is usually not included in its price.
    • I use these cells in everything (even remotes, rarely used Maglights, and wall clocks) and have not purchased a throw-away AA cell in over a year.
    • When the smoke cleared what was intended to be a TSTO with a 10,000 lb became the STS we know today with throw-away tank and recoverable solid rocket boosters.
    • Addressing concerns over our increasing piles of wasted throw-away plastic products, he chose to create an ingenious series of chairs formed by strategically melting piles of polyester fleece.

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