aside
Example Sentences
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“Trust in institutions is waning, and that’s not a problem we can brush aside. For higher education to serve the public good, we need the public’s trust.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
He wrote that she “is in my opinion easily the likely lock to lead Berkshire’s insurance operation when Ajit does step aside. She’s 53 with a long horizon to continue Ajit’s monumental contribution to Berkshire.”
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Hurst added: “As soon as she thinks she can’t win any more, that’s when she steps aside. But she doesn’t go out to compete, she goes out to win.”
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
“Suddenly, someone pulled me out of the crowd, hugged me, and took me aside. It was a young lady and she literally saved my life,” Uulu said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024
‘Yet this is our law. I am not the master of the law, and cannot set it aside. I have done much in letting you set foot over Celebrant.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing aside
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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