Example Sentences

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The first difficulty is discarding possessions, regardless of their value.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022

Those other provisions include the FBI’s authority to gather business records in terrorism and espionage investigations, and to more easily eavesdrop on a suspect who is discarding cellphones to avoid surveillance.

From Time • Jun. 2, 2015

The queen of hearts is also marked in A's hand by the fact that he is discarding his winning diamonds and protecting hearts.

From Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws by Elwell, J.B. (Joseph Bowne)

I am the ornamental symbol of a system which the world is discarding!

From The Lighted Match by Schabelitz, R. F.

If your partner is discarding from weakness, protect the suit that he is throwing away, if you can.

From Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws by Elwell, J.B. (Joseph Bowne)