As his production declined, Ellard became expendable, and found himself as a member of the Patriots in 1998.

Of course, Alfred would never permit it, but- at this point-Alfred had become expendable.

Ms. Carlisle and others have now become expendable.

If they were just going through the motions now, then he had become expendable.

Carr, however, missed much of 2011 with injuries, and became expendable.

With one grand failure, she had become expendable.

Maybe it was the jet lag speaking, but Neilson had become expendable.

Against the arastiethe of Ashanome, Khasif himself has now become expendable.

"I knew people felt I had become expendable," he said.

Perez was an offensive force late last season and in the first two rounds of the postseason, but, for now, he has become expendable.