jettison
verb (used with object)
to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
had jettisoned
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past perfectof jettison.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But he had jettisoned his phone to avoid being tracked, according to Tévoédjrè.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
This was just five years after the tragic death of Marilyn Monroe — one of Mansfield’s notable silver-screen inspirations — and in the time since her death, Monroe had jettisoned from famous to infamous.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
By August, the Nationals had jettisoned all but a few of the experienced hitters who once protected him in that lineup, but the lefty’s discipline never waned.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
It was rendered even less accessible, they complained, by the fact that by the late 1960s he had jettisoned punctuation almost entirely.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
When I lowered my arm, I screamed, thinking the sluggers had jettisoned me into space.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
