brushing
Example Sentences
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Brown-Forman and a group of Brown family shareholders issued a joint statement brushing off Sazerac’s unsolicited proposal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“This wasn’t someone brushing off a mistake, it was someone who holds himself to an incredibly high standard and was deeply affected by falling short of it.”
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
While Le Pen beamed at the cameras, brushing off suggestions her deputy would mind being sidelined and insisting "our personal ambitions are absolutely irrelevant", he barely reacted and scarcely smiled.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They are far more likely caused by forceful brushing, acidic drinks and processed diets than by natural chewing forces.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Oh, these pixies!” said Ida, brushing a green-haired, fuzzy-winged pixie off her loom.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
