cast aside
Example Sentences
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It will fall to other parents to say that those who have cast aside the question of children’s well-being speak neither for our nation’s traditions nor for children themselves.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
Quarterback Sam Darnold, cast aside by the Minnesota Vikings after he led them to a 14-win season in 2024, played well throughout the season and spectacularly in the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
Guardiola must still be furious and frustrated at how City were so much in command at half-time with a two-goal advantage, yet somehow contrived to cast aside two points and almost lose all three.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
But somewhere along the line, economics was all but consumed by math, and things everybody had always known—that humans are fickle, emotional, bad at reasoning, captives of their prior mistakes, etc.—were forgotten or cast aside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
But perhaps the best explanation of why Bobby cast aside all financial offers came from Bobby himself: “People are trying to exploit me. Nobody is going to make a nickel off of me!”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
