brushed

Example Sentences

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While the episode could be brushed off as an embarrasing error, it was an unwelcome distraction a month before her second Budget.

From BBC

Treasurer Jim Chalmers brushed aside concerns the support measures could stoke inflation, saying all the relief would not impact the economy at the same time.

From Reuters

Some curly and coarse-coated breeds are brushed with baby powders while fine, silky-haired dogs are spritzed with various aerosol sprays.

From Seattle Times

But Democrats have sometimes brushed aside the hard questions of immigration policy.

From New York Times

Maintaining the same low-key stance they’d taken, the Dodgers brushed off suggestions of extra motivation or increased significance behind this weekend’s series.

From Los Angeles Times