cast off
Example Sentences
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In the past, many media spinoffs were viewed largely as efforts to cast off declining or unwanted assets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Japan has cast off lost decades of deflation to join the rest of the developed world in modest inflation, currently running near 3%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
“We would just pretend to snap for practice, and then for the games they would cut the cast off my wrist and put me in a splint or a brace.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
They snapped in the breeze as the ship cast off and slipped away from the dock.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
