brushed

Example Sentences

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Manchester City drew Real Madrid for the sixth time in seven Champions League campaigns and the 15-time winners brushed aside their patchy league form to progress 5-1 on aggregate.

From BBC

Father held the baby close, his white beard brushed its cheek, looking into the little face with eyes as blue and innocent as the baby’s own.

From Literature

A few paces on, Torak noticed that the snow had been brushed off the tips of the branches at about shoulder height.

From Literature

She wasn’t that old, but she always dressed in a no-fashion black smock dress that brushed her ankles.

From Literature

As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's