Example Sentences

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“The body need the water, and when they forsake that, the body will forsake them,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Those Pew measures of trust are fundamental expressions of whether citizens believe leaders will forsake their own immediate interests to serve a public interest.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2020

And in perhaps the most surprising shift involving the majors, the L.P.G.A. will forsake its namesake L.P.G.A.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2014

We talked about our marriage vows because I did not want to say 'I will forsake all others.'

From Time Magazine Archive

"I will forsake supper, I believe. Rest will serve me better. Wake me at first light."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin