cast off

Example Sentences

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Comcast opted to cast off the still-profitable cable channels, except for the perennially popular Bravo!, as Wall Street has soured on the business, which has been contracting amid a consumer shift to streaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

In a world overrun by trash, the elite are quick to cast off objects that young Rudo saves to reuse.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 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

Concrete good news from them is harder to cast off as market exuberance.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

And to me he said, “Miss Nsia Randolph of Chesterfield County, Virginia. Lately cast off the name of Sarah.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson