cast off
Example Sentences
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Japan has cast off lost decades of deflation to join the rest of the developed world in modest inflation, currently running near 3%.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Impressive world building gives a visceral texture to the environment that reflects the prickly emotions by those used, abused and cast off, who then reclaim their power by banding together.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
But that only works if there’s something of substance to cast off in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
If she can cast off her guardedness of recent years and really make it count, there’s no Hollywood comeback I’d welcome more.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
Falstaff will never be decorous: and he is cast off.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
