cast away
Example Sentences
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"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s an issue of confidence, with Emily Mann directing her cast away from Williams’s assured dialogue and toward their characters’ flailing.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
So relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, cast away any negative misconceptions that you shouldn't have dessert for breakfast, and cut yourself a slice of this rustic Apple galette.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2022
People who dare to dream, who dare to seek, should not be cast away as if something’s wrong with them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2020
You won’t have anything else here.” and having delivered her defiance all on one breath, Meg cast away her pinafore and precipitately left the field to bemoan herself in her own room.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
