brushed

Example Sentences

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Still, Klugo’s hearing loss couldn’t be brushed away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

And now the markets look untethered to the first-quarter earnings season, those developments, and big questions about the fate of the tech trade over the summer months, can no longer be brushed aside.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"That's why I try to take on a lot of different hobbies, because even if you're going through hard times, when you go into the world of crochet, all those fears are brushed away."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In a Wall Street Journal interview that November, founder Ren Zhengfei invited President Trump to come visit and brushed off U.S. sanctions with characteristic bravado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He tried to offer her more water, but she brushed it away.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell