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throwing away

NOUN
  1. getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

How To Use throwing away In A Sentence

  • Drake, in his _Eboracum_, says (p. 7, Appendix), "I have been so frightened with stories of the barguest when I was a child, that I cannot help throwing away an etymology upon it. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
  • Well, you know your father has never much approved of gambling, beyond what he calls a mild flutter; so when he found she was throwing away several thousands a year ---- Juggernaut
  • Do not be deceived into throwing away a decent offer in pursuit of pie in the sky.
  • Adam's a damn fool, a moron for not realising what he could be throwing away.
  • When Rory McIlroy choked in the final round of the US Masters two months ago, throwing away a four-stroke lead and finishing tied for 15th place after a humiliating round of 80, the golf obituarists were instantly on his case. In praise of … Rory McIlroy | Editorial
  • And still he did not rise, this man they'd locked up before throwing away the key, this penitent. A MEANS TO EVIL
  • He pantomimed zipping his lips and throwing away the key.
  • So there's a lot of stock they've sent here which I'm just going to be throwing away.
  • Claire served the chili, which tasted like the old joke about throwing away the beans and eating the can. DOLL'S EYES
  • They have been consulting on what to do with those who have severe personality disorders and they seem set to turn back the clock a century by locking them up in Bedlams and throwing away the key.
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