brush aside

Example Sentences

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not concerned about China's live-fire military drills around Taiwan, appearing to brush aside the possibility of counterpart Xi Jinping ordering an invasion.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Take away that clear line of accountability, and early warnings are easy to ignore or brush aside deliberately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Real were expected to brush aside an Almeria side who have picked up just a solitary point on the road in a miserable 2023-24 campaign.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024

Rivera, who likes to differentiate between what he considers important for his team compared to what’s interesting, said he doesn’t want to brush aside some of what has transpired in the organization in previous years.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2022

I strove to wake, to brush aside those pathetic flutterings, but strive as I would I could not...at last I sat up, sleep and dream alike banished, wide awake now.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya