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

Comcast opted to cast off the still-profitable cable channels, except for the perennially popular Bravo!, as Wall Street has soured on the business, which has been contracting amid a consumer shift to streaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

In a world overrun by trash, the elite are quick to cast off objects that young Rudo saves to reuse.

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

While he performed this office, Serjeant Clippinger, Bono, and I waited in the dinghy, desperate to cast off with Olakunde standing by to hand them in to us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson