- past tense form of forsake.
forsook
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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I was part of that generation of Latinos who forsook the Republican Party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Later, he forsook arts cinema to become a highly bankable commercial actor, as at home in comedy as in drama.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2021
“American spray paint companies basically forsook graffiti in the ’90s,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2020
But then, after a single term, she became pregnant and forsook academia.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2020
This hobby, Mahmoud insisted, was taking them away from their schoolwork, and if they forsook their education for pigeons, he would be stuck with not only the birds but two illiterate sons.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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