leaving aside
Example Sentences
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If you gift your daughter the house — leaving aside the debate over using “gift” as an adjective — your daughter would lose her step-up in basis.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
At one point, I asked how the programmers went about selecting the 183,000 books and leaving aside all the other books.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023
"I don't expect much of a change, leaving aside all of the stuff going on with the outgoing CEO," Patterson said.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023
“Although prohibition is the rule almost everywhere in the world, alternative models that emerged several years ago address consumption from a rights perspective, leaving aside the criminal system,” the group said in a statement.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022
“It is my humble belief there is,” said the mate; “and, leaving aside all selfish reasons, I am with you, heart and soul, if you attempt to reach it this season.”
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon