forsake

Example Sentences

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His would-be challengers have been sizing up political billiard balls for the possibility of an increasingly tricky bank shot: persuading Republican voters to forsake him, while presenting themselves as the movement’s heir apparent.

From New York Times

A scientific achievement so overwhelmingly beneficial to humanity ought not be forsaken in the interest of scoring political points.

From Washington Post

It was glorious and tragic, a forsaken oasis of dilapidated magic.

From Washington Post

“No One Left” is that rare thing: a satiric crime novel that doesn’t forsake story for style.

From Los Angeles Times

I learned how to juice and traverse those forsaken freeways.

From Los Angeles Times