brushed
Example Sentences
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When Ethan and I both reached for a french fry, our hands brushed.
From Literature
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Its long, wispy branches swayed in the breeze and brushed against the car, like a curtain, shrouding us in privacy.
From Literature
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He brushed past the walnut shell containing his left eyeball, his paws finding the craggy cover of a familiar book.
From Literature
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Hard to say, but Scotland were hushed for too long in this game, too respectful of the visitors, not aggressive enough and too easily brushed off the ball, too flat, not enough edge.
From BBC
He brushed aside suggestions that more oil drilling in the North Sea would make the UK more resilient.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.