as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
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Taylor however is adamant that the style of play which took them to successive promotions will not be forsaken now even with Ipswich Town mired in the relegation zone, five points from safety.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
After he was traded to the team in 2005, the Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson forsook his own Mississippi Mudflap, becoming business-in-the-front-business-in-the-back, which might as well be the Yankees’ motto.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Newcastle were cowed and hanging on, forsaking ground.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The AfD, founded in 2013 on a promise to slash spending, close Germany’s borders, and forsake the European Union, had never earned such a powerful endorsement.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
After he was traded to the team in 2005, the Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson forsook his own Mississippi Mudflap, becoming business-in-the-front-business-in-the-back, which might as well be the Yankees’ motto.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Newcastle were cowed and hanging on, forsaking ground.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The AfD, founded in 2013 on a promise to slash spending, close Germany’s borders, and forsake the European Union, had never earned such a powerful endorsement.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forsake
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“Forsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsake. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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