disposable
adjective
designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up.
disposability
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a word derived from
disposable.
Example Sentences
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"It plays into features of the current dating culture, where we see this propensity towards disposability and a lack of exclusivity," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“The garbageman is the Sisyphus” of our wasteful society, where the “dream of disposability has turned into a nightmare.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In “Unemployment,” life-size sculptures of office workers curled up in the fetal position are wrapped in transparent plastic trash bags, gesturing at the disposability of human labor.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Another features the sculpture and assemblage of Josh Kline, indicting the disposability of capitalism, especially its disregard for labor, which it treats as a limitless and expendable commodity.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
Why do you think some actors do not understand that fact and are in denial about their disposability?
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2021
