How to Use throwaway in a Sentence

throwaway

1 of 2 adjective

• That’s not a throwaway idea for this Knicks team.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
• The idea might seem like a throwaway line in a wish list of policies.
  — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
• That line is tinged with a whole lot of emotion for a throwaway line.
  — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
• At first, this might sound like a sweet, throwaway detail.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
• On this tour, even the throwaway gestures are laced with meaning.
  — Deborah Wilker, Billboard, 22 June 2017
• Instead, it is skirted around, with a throwaway line on race.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
• There’s a deeper meaning to the song, but also, a lot of it feels throwaway.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
• An alias is a throwaway address that forwards mail to your real inbox.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
• For those not connected to the killings and attacks, the phrase may just be a throwaway punchline.
  — Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN, 19 Oct. 2019
• This is why standard throwaway airport thrillers don’t migrate well beneath ground.
  — Adam Sternbergh, New York Times, 29 Jan. 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
• Name tags were throwaway stickers, not the usual recyclable kind.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2021
• Candiace votes for Rob — a throwaway vote to the rest of the table, but one that sends a message to him.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
• Slim and old, throwaway pamphlet style with cheesy illustrations.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
• The ban has already caused the EU to consider a tax on throwaway plastics.
  — Ellen Airhart, WIRED, 20 June 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
• Instead, the throwaway cover idea was a reaction to indie-level fame.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 26 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
• 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
• In one country, the comment was a throwaway line amid an instant reaction to the World Cup draw.
  — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
• This week, Gwyneth Paltrow managed to wind up the internet yet again with a throwaway comment.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 13 May 2021
• Somehow, Gedney had crept into these quiet, throwaway scenes and burgled them for his camera.
  — Samanth Subramanian, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2017
• But Raven’s dialogue ends with a throwaway line that completely neuters her argument.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 8 June 2019
• 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
• Yet one throwaway line from her talk on female empowerment has a huge community of women writers up in arms.
  — Jackie Frere, Redbook, 7 Nov. 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
• These won’t be throwaway spots given to any recruit in whom the Spartans have moderate interest.
  — Luke Srodulski, ajc, 22 Dec. 2017
• For many, the time between Christmas and New Year’s is too often seen as a period of throwaway days.
  — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
• 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
• Kristen Stewart sounds unleashed with every line reading, teasing the whole movie toward throwaway charm.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2019

throw away

2 of 2 verb

• I should throw away that torn shirt.
• It'll just get thrown away again.
  — Angela Hart, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
• Most are used once and thrown away.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
• Don't throw away your shot, folks.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
• Lock him up and throw away the key.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
• Why throw away one of his last prime years?
  — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• The piece is just too good to throw away.
  — Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
• Those things are being thrown away.
  — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
• Nothing that can be saved gets thrown away.
  — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Gently knock off soil and throw away any moldy bulbs.
  — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
• If prices cannot adjust, those goods are thrown away.
  — Hemant K. Bhargava, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
• But when the lessons were over, the radios were thrown away.
  — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Just because this game went bad doesn’t throw away the first five games.
  — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
• Cops can show up any time to throw away your belongings.
  — Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
• Employees threw away the foods in garbage bags.
  — Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• Or the government will come by and take it all to be thrown away.
  — Carole Hinojosa august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
• Too many people throw away stuff and have no thought for landfill.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
• Home is where your family and friends are a stone’s throw away.
  — Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2024
• My outside is good enough to eat, but my inside gets thrown away.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2023
• They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
• When the blooms finally wilt, don’t throw away the bulbs.
  — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
• Collect eggs often and throw away cracked eggs.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
• Unopened cans should be returned or thrown away.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
• How long can they be left out safely before they should be thrown away?
  — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
• The bag should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
• Each day, throw away anything that wasn’t eaten.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
• And not use plastic for things that are single-use and then just throw away.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• Let the tea steep for a few minutes and remove and throw away the tea bags.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
• Most are thrown away within minutes.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
• Tired of throwing away a $3 sponge every week.
  — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026