wave aside
Example Sentences
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Moll’s movie doesn’t leave behind the same deep, implacable chill of those earlier works, but its lingering rage and sorrow are no less easy to wave aside.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023
That animosity only grew Saturday when the players heard the owners wave aside their proposal, leading to expletives and widespread frustration, according to multiple people in the room.
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2022
Some physicians wave aside use of cystatin C by arguing that the test is 100 times more expensive than the cost of measuring creatinine—the blood test used to calculate current estimations of GFR.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2021
Welcome to awards season, the only time of year when actors wave aside matters of ego and star billing to argue that they were less essential to their films than you might have thought.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018
He spread out his hands as if to wave aside words he should never have heard.
From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
