brushes off
Example Sentences
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Elliott brushes off the question, but I would guess that many fiction writers would find it just as uncomfortable to answer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Mr Kiplimo however reckons that the way the president brushes off the monikers, and in fact seems to embrace them, shows how strong he is.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
Although this second season has its share of "Rogue One" cameos, including the return of Forest Whitaker’s Saw Gerrera, it mostly brushes off the franchise’s tendency to sentimentalize.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025
Balch, who brushes off hiring two of the game’s best race callers as just part of the job, could not compliment Denman enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
She brushes off the dirt and rearranges her scarf.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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