forsake
verb (used with object)
to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert.
forsakes
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present tense formof forsake (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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One of these is Charles G. Koch’s 2015 book, “Good Profit,” an example of what happens when a billionaire adopts Alger’s preachy moralizing but forsakes the narrative of mobility that made him compelling.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
We agreed to disagree that my favorite Nolan film, “Interstellar,” forsakes emotion for an intricate plot.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
With his wife, a Scottish doctor treats impoverished Welsh miners for TB but, dispirited, forsakes them for London’s rich.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 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
