brushed

Example Sentences

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At first glance, I brushed “Hag” off as just another bad-but-enjoyable film.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

He brushed aside suggestions that more oil drilling in the North Sea would make the UK more resilient.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, Zoufonoun had brushed aside Suleyman’s talk about AI governance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“He brushed it off. He was like ‘Nah, nah, nah it’s okay, just sign this.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Natalie knew that Hurricane Reuben had already brushed Puerto Rico, where Natalie’s mother had been born and Natalie’s father still lived, and made a devastating landfall in the Dominican Republic.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz