throwaway

[US]/'θrəʊəweɪ/
[UK]/'θroəwe/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a promotional leaflet or booklet that is used once and then discarded.

Example Sentences

we live in a throwaway society.

throwaway children living on the streets.

Some people overreacted to what was only a throwaway remark.

some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines.

' What gives a better impression of the Giggs years of overachievement at Manchester United is his blase, throwaway remark about Arsenal and Chelsea's success in the past three seasons.

Real-world Examples

We can turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Crystal Dreisbach is fed up with trash produced from throwaway food containers.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

Yesterday I was surprised to see Mary using that washing machine you're going to throwaway.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

And is the problem too many people or the throwaway culture of too many things?

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening March 2013 Collection

They have become a ubiquitous part of daily life and a part of our throwaway culture.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

A new book makes the argument for being the careful kind of writer, even in informal, throwaway messages.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

When you describe a society as a throwaway society, you are probably criticising that behaviour, or showing your disapproval.

Source: BBC Listening September 2017 Collection

If I hadn't been present at that table, I never would have heard that throwaway line about the hot dog.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2022 Collection

What do we learn about throwaway e-mail addresses?

Source: TEM-8 Listening 800 Questions

But Captain Moore says it's our throwaway society that needs to change.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2017 Collection

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