forsake

Example Sentences

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But Iran's governing football body has accused Australia of kidnapping the players and forcing them to forsake their home nation against their will.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

I can’t be the only 57-year-old who would forsake both for six uninterrupted hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

It’s the one noticeable design misstep in Daniel’s production, but it reflects the character’s desire to become part of a world that has always seemed ready to forsake him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

The teaching that God will “never leave or forsake you” is found multiple times in the Bible.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2024

Peace then seemed to forsake our hut and I could hear my husband and children moving restlessly in their sleep and muttering, whether from hunger or fear I do not know.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya