forsake

“We believe that this was a blessing from God—proof that the Lord does not forsake us.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Even after its massive expenditures, Microsoft recently said its cloud-computing capacity was so constrained that it had to forsake external cloud sales to run its own operations.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

As a single mom of three children, she’ll gladly forsake the arduous cross-country commute to Washington, and also looks forward to being around when her kids get home from school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

The teaching that God will “never leave or forsake you” is found multiple times in the Bible.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2024

I sang it over and over and the stars came out — “Do not forsake me, my sister, my sheep, Slumber ye gently and heal in thy sleep.”

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

A dapper dresser, he forsakes his closet for T-shirts and baggy jeans.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

Communion’s corn chowder forsakes the usual restaurant goal of consistency in favor of homestyle evolution.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2021

A coal miner’s wife forsakes him and their family for misfortune with a nervous petty thief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2020

Director X’s “Superfly” transplants the 1972 Blaxploitation classic from Harlem streets to suburban Atlanta mansions, flips Curtis Mayfield’s soul score for Future’s hip-hop soundtrack and forsakes the original’s politically charged grit for shallow music-video indulgence.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2018

There was a dignity to her grief and an acceptance of the fait accompli—the fatalism that the pilot’s wife must beget whenever her mate forsakes her for his aircraft.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

I was part of that generation of Latinos who forsook the Republican Party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

As a young college graduate, Mr. Whitworth forsook a promising career as a jazz trumpeter to do a different kind of improvisation as a journalist.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

Later, he forsook arts cinema to become a highly bankable commercial actor, as at home in comedy as in drama.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2021

“American spray paint companies basically forsook graffiti in the ’90s,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2020

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Mr. Greenberger’s title poses the question: Why has Morris been forsaken?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Even though the tournament ended only three days ago, the soccer paraphernalia feels like a forsaken Christmas tree wilting in February.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

He included photos of Pinky, headless and forsaken, but safe amid piles of overstuffed filing boxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Underwater and forsaken, American homeowners watched as their earth-toned Tuscan kitchens and quirky bits of ornament made their homes slow to move in a glutted market.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

“Of all the people on this forsaken planet, I thought my friends of over a year would be willing to help me get them out.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

"I think Cam is a one-major guy if you go to LIV because you are forsaking your competitiveness for money," Clayton told me in 2023.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom forsaking his office to run the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025

Even more than an internal feeling, truly great art produces new conversations, and this one about how to create without forsaking yourself in the process is only just beginning.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025

He said a schism would amount to forsaking the rich spiritual legacy of the UMC in Africa and would severe its valuable international bonds.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

“We are not forsaking you, mama,” Andrew said.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya