cast away
Example Sentences
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What should have been a unique way for “Supergirl” to remark on the infantilization projected onto so many women superheroes is cast away as a joke so lame it doesn’t even deserve to be finished.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
The sense is that Sophia has been banished or cast away.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
He makes a plea to be cast away on an island in the South Pacific, "where you can swim, maybe fashion a hook and fish".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
But he’s been seemingly cast away at Penske, where the tight bond between Newgarden and McLaughlin has made Power the odd driver out of the cool club on a three-car team.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
‘This did not drop by chance: it was cast away as a token to any that might follow. I think Pippin ran away from the trail for that purpose.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
