forsake

Example Sentences

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His would-be challengers have been sizing up political billiard balls for the possibility of an increasingly tricky bank shot: persuading Republican voters to forsake him, while presenting themselves as the movement’s heir apparent.

From New York Times

“No one has come to check on us. It’s as if they’ve totally forsaken this city.”

From New York Times

Without forsaking his values, he began acknowledging when conservatives made legitimate critiques of Democratic policies and trying to devise fresh solutions.

From Washington Post

Chinese companies have no intention of forsaking the American economy, still the largest on earth.

From New York Times

Crowds gathered on London streets as Gandhi visited the East End, where he called attention to the area’s poor by forsaking a hotel and staying at a community house.

From New York Times