brush off
Example Sentences
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Then they brush off their hands and walk away, leaving the fires to burn behind them.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
One pocket of the market was managing to brush off the pain.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Financial planners who brush off crypto and reject it outright risk alienating these potential clients.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
Blane might have to brush off Duckie’s occasional curtness, but that’s the extent of his woes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
After years of doing that every time she used the blackboard, she did it now even when there was no chalk dust there to brush off.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
