toss out
phrasal verb
tossed out; tossing out; tosses out
US
1
: to put (something that is no longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, etc. : to throw (something) out
It's time to toss out those bananas.
Did you toss the newspapers out already?
2
: to refuse to accept or consider (something)
His testimony was tossed out by the judge.
3
: to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, thought about, etc. : to suggest
She tossed out a couple of ideas for improving the company's website.
4
: to force (someone) to leave a place
They tossed him out of the bar after he started a fight.
Examples of toss out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Instead, in the most dramatic fashion possible, their expectations were tossed out.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
The ease with which Cohn tosses out anti-gay slurs while denying his own homosexuality is just one dish in a smorgasbord of double standards.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Saturday Davis will toss out the ceremonial first pitch and fans will receive his bobblehead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
More than four years after COVID first raged through many U.S. nursing homes, hundreds of lawsuits blaming patient deaths on negligent care have been tossed out or languished in the courts amid contentious legal battles.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Bannon lost his appeal that his conviction be tossed out in the House Jan. 6 committee case and he is scheduled to report to prison at an unspecified date.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
The three-judge panel said in an unsigned opinion that Hunter Biden failed to show that lower court orders denying his requests to toss out the indictment are appealable before final judgment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 May 2024
After narrowing down their samples to five locks that very likely belonged to Beethoven (and tossing out three that were either fake, traced to another person or did not yield enough DNA to study), that team was able to sequence roughly two-thirds of Beethoven’s genome.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Bunnies in plastic bag tossed out car window in Macomb County, rescued by deputy
Motivated to keep these precious pups flowing into loving homes, Detroit Animal Care and Control at 7401 Chrysler Drive is open for adoptions every day from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through May 15.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
The ease with which Cohn tosses out anti-gay slurs while denying his own homosexuality is just one dish in a smorgasbord of double standards.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Saturday Davis will toss out the ceremonial first pitch and fans will receive his bobblehead.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
More than four years after COVID first raged through many U.S. nursing homes, hundreds of lawsuits blaming patient deaths on negligent care have been tossed out or languished in the courts amid contentious legal battles.
—Fred Schulte | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Bannon lost his appeal that his conviction be tossed out in the House Jan. 6 committee case and he is scheduled to report to prison at an unspecified date.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
The three-judge panel said in an unsigned opinion that Hunter Biden failed to show that lower court orders denying his requests to toss out the indictment are appealable before final judgment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 May 2024
After narrowing down their samples to five locks that very likely belonged to Beethoven (and tossing out three that were either fake, traced to another person or did not yield enough DNA to study), that team was able to sequence roughly two-thirds of Beethoven’s genome.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Bunnies in plastic bag tossed out car window in Macomb County, rescued by deputy
Motivated to keep these precious pups flowing into loving homes, Detroit Animal Care and Control at 7401 Chrysler Drive is open for adoptions every day from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through May 15.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
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“Toss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20out. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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