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

It was definitely revolutionary in the sense that for the first time in my lifetime, they’d cast off the cliches of the previous generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 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

Then he went back onshore, and there were handshakes and nods, all quiet, until he went back aboard and cast off.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt