How do you use the word "discard" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "discard": I'll discard my old jacket. We do not want to discard the article but reshape it.

Discard Meaning

/dɪsˈkɑːd/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo throw away, to reject.

verbTo make a discard; to throw out a card.

Sentence Examples

I'll discard my old jacket.

We do not want to discard the article but reshape it.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

toss fling dispose

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

You should ____ the old documents to free up storage space.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I'll ____ my old jacket.

Word Origin & History

From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"A man discards the follies of boyhood." — 1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:

"My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie discarded at the lineside." — 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, pages 67–68:

"[…] They blame the Favourites in point of Policy, and think it nothing extraordinary, that the Queen ſhould be at an end of Her Patience, and reſolve to diſcard them." — 1711 December 8 (Gregorian calendar), [Jonathan Swift], The Conduct of the Allies, and of the Late Ministry, in Beginning and Carrying on the Present War, 4th edition, London: […] John Morphew […], published 1711, →OCLC, page 65:

""Stroll across and see how the game is going," suggested Carrados. "Have a look at Crediton's discard and then come back."" — 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

"Spinola was hovering about the external fittings of the figure with unusual fussiness. When at length he released the left hand it seemed for an almost perceptible moment that the action hung. Then the arm descended and carried out the discard." — 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

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