cast away
Example Sentences
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It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
COSTNER: When they weren’t useful, they were just cast away.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
He makes a plea to be cast away on an island in the South Pacific, "where you can swim, maybe fashion a hook and fish".
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
“Donkeys have been completely cast away from society,” said King, who never married and adopted a child in 2006.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021
It is a vicious thing, and a cursed thing, surely to be cast away by gods and men alike.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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