brush away
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s a terrible mess in Ann Arbor, impossible for even college football to brush away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
Leaders have learned much about fire prevention techniques since then, he noted, such as building with nonflammable materials and clearing brush away from houses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
But when the start-up company OpenAI began making public its “generative” AI tools — including the popular ChatGPT chatbot — it led competitors to brush away their previous, relatively cautious approaches to the tech.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023
In photographs, she is seen holding a broom that she would now use to brush away insects from her path to avoid accidentally stepping on them.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2023
She ran her tongue over her teeth, then tried to brush away the stains with a finger.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
