dispensable
Origin of dispensable
1Other words for dispensable
Other words from dispensable
- dis·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, dis·pen·sa·ble·ness, noun
- non·dis·pens·a·ble, adjective
- un·dis·pen·sa·ble, adjective
Words Nearby dispensable
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How to use dispensable in a sentence
Many parents cannot afford to take unpaid leave, and those who do take time off often feel pressure to return to work or worry that they will seem dispensable.
These Mothers Wanted to Care for Their Kids and Keep Their Jobs. Now They're Suing After Being Fired | Eliana Dockterman | March 3, 2021 | Timedispensable human warmth is enough of a sell, even without the dolls and magical pictures on sale at her traveling carnival.
Even in the guise of a retired grandfather, or a dispensable uncle?
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un’s Game of Thrones | Kevin Bleyer | December 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor those who remained, the departure of Axelrod and Gibbs sent a clear message: they were all dispensable.
No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign | Richard Wolffe | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are again being tossed aside as dispensable pawns on an international chess board.
Ohio and North Carolina may be dispensable, but Obama has to have Pennsylvania (20) and Michigan (16).
Michael Tomasky on Why Obama Shouldn’t Defend Gay Marriage (For Now) | Michael Tomasky | March 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the time we crawled into sleeping-bags, everything dispensable was piled alongside the depot-flag.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonAnd deferentially he stood waiting, but as if conscious of being dispensable, to be asked to take her home.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde SeraoWe are thus once more reminded of the distinction between essential or unavoidable relational concepts and the dispensable type.
Language | Edward SapirIt did not seem to me profitable to be killed for the sake of a sentiment which seemed weak and dispensable.
The O'Ruddy | Stephen CraneThe baron, my galling and dispensable old Hohenfels, would have arrived and scolded.
British Dictionary definitions for dispensable
/ (dɪˈspɛnsəbəl) /
not essential; expendable
capable of being distributed
(of a law, vow, etc) able to be relaxed
Derived forms of dispensable
- dispensability or dispensableness, noun
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