cast off
Example Sentences
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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
It was definitely revolutionary in the sense that for the first time in my lifetime, they’d cast off the cliches of the previous generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
"Let us cast off the armour of our ethnic and political divisions, open our religious confessions to mutual encounter and reawaken in our hearts the dream of a united Lebanon," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
But that only works if there’s something of substance to cast off in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
They snapped in the breeze as the ship cast off and slipped away from the dock.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
