cast off
Example Sentences
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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
"Let us cast off the armour of our ethnic and political divisions, open our religious confessions to mutual encounter and reawaken in our hearts the dream of a united Lebanon," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 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
Maybe in August I will get my body cast off?
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
