cast off
Example Sentences
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In addition, having cast off the rule of Spain’s Catholic monarchy, the newly formed Dutch Republic espoused a greater, though still incomplete, sense of religious tolerance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
Then he went back onshore, and there were handshakes and nods, all quiet, until he went back aboard and cast off.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
