throwaway

[ UK /θɹˈə‍ʊəwˌe‍ɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈθɹoʊəˌweɪ/ ]

NOUN

(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
he mailed the circular to all subscribers

ADJECTIVE

thrown away
salvaged some thrown-away furniture
wearing someone's cast-off clothes
throwaway children living on the streets
intended to be thrown away after use
throwaway diapers

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How To Use throwaway In A Sentence

It was a throwaway remark that proved tragically prophetic.
It seemed like it was just a throwaway comment. Times, Sunday Times
It was only a throwaway comment.
It is also there in the odd throwaway line. Times, Sunday Times
It's a problem we have in such a throwaway society. Times, Sunday Times
When Dr Shaibani talks about ‘God’, and ‘design’, it's not some throwaway line covering a belief in evolution.
Many women will remember throwaway panties from the Sixties and Seventies - and by all accounts they were only too glad to dispose of them for good.
That dangerous throwaway line is frequently harnessed by the enemies of equality as an easy way of evading tough questions. Times, Sunday Times
And some of the throwaway comments would be hard to invent. Times, Sunday Times
As far as throwaway movies go, it is top quality trash.

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