forwent

Example Sentences

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Petrobras said the war significantly affected its export markets, as Asian buyers received Russian crude that European and North American buyers forwent.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022

“We just didn’t want all that stuff,” said Bridget Rogers, 33, an event planner in Denver who forwent a registry when she got married last fall.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2022

But last year, the company forwent a single choice and instead highlighted the pandemic’s sudden and pervasive influence on the language more broadly.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Chau avoided romantic entanglement, believing it irresponsible given the risks of his mission to North Sentinel, and forwent full-time employment in order to focus on preparing.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2019

I forwent Supper and walked by the shore of the Charles until I could see Boston.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson