forgo

Example Sentences

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Individuals are willing to forgo as much as 6% of expected benefits to resolve the uncertainty about future benefit levels.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Fans are willing to forgo a conventional holiday and put the money towards travelling to another city or country for a gig instead, he says.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Kevin Butler and Jena MacCabe said Flores “chose to forgo his prosecution by declining the immigration judge’s relief offers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Who will be convincing 9-year-olds to forgo birthday cake, or figuring out what to present as a birthday treat if it is not cake?

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

“Yes. Very good. So, Kvothe, do you still wish to forgo an anesthetic?”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss