forsake

Example Sentences

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“We will not. … San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now, 108 years later, the latest incarnation of that league – the PAC 12 – may be fading into sports history as Washington joins several other universities in forsaking the venerable West Coast athletic collective.

From Seattle Times

"Beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend," Musk wrote.

From Reuters

But a total smoking ban “would eliminate thousands of lucrative jobs and probably lead to the closure of one casino” as customers forsake Atlantic City for other jurisdictions that allow smoking.

From Seattle Times

They've forsaken their legitimacy, and hopefully, that means soon Americans will get fed up enough to strip them of their power.

From Salon