depart
Example Sentences
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He talked about his dear Mary, and Rose-Ivy talked about her departed family, and sometimes Tom brought her some beans or corn from his garden or a bunch of wildflowers.
From Literature
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He then departed to receive stitches and returned to the game while Jones remained in the Nuggets locker room with what the team called a head contusion.
From Barron's
Starting next week, I will depart to focus on writing my second book.
From Barron's
He asks his son to ignore the crowd in the bedroom and departs with a cheerful “Love you, buddy!”
I understood in that moment what he had meant about going to meet dear departed ones.
From Literature
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