begone

Example Sentences

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Away and begone with the hate and the greed.

From Washington Post

“A Distant Center,” Ha Jin’s profoundly appealing collection of poems written in Chinese, then translated by the author into English, contains so many breathtaking cleanses-of-spirit — begone bombast and posturing!

From New York Times

But I still can’t hop on your “Begone, parents, you bore me” train.

From Washington Post

Begone with the Latin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, brushing aside weeks of debate over a quid pro quo and alleging a corrupt, criminal act that everyone understands whether they agree it happened or not.

From Seattle Times

Her word paintings, playful and fatalistic, provided a melancholy undertow to the bravado: “Windsome Lose Some,” “Woe Begone,” “So Long Lief.”

From The New Yorker