Example Sentences

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Not everyone in her family knows she has forsaken religion, and some who do know struggle to accept it, Simmons said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

For spring, however, Ford has forsaken the eye-catching candy-store shades for a palette grounded in neutrals, heavy on the black, white and beiges with some pale lilacs and powder blues in the mix as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2018

Some fans, many of them European, grumble that modern gymnastics has forsaken artistry for the sake of athleticism.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016

In an era where urban music has forsaken bands and groups for solo artists, Black Alley brings musical chops, showmanship, and the power of a fully locked-in band to bear on the sounds of today.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2015

And another, which loses its effect if we neglect the long, swinging metre: The forest for new foliage its grey dress has forsaken; And therefore now full many hearts to pleasure must awaken.

From Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature by McLaughlin, Edward Tompkins