forsook
fər-ˈsu̇k 
fȯr-
; forsaken
fər-ˈsā-kən
fȯr-
; forsaking
: to renounce or turn away from entirely
friends have forsaken her
forsook the theater for politics
Examples of forsake in a Sentence
forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
Recent Examples on the Web
The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform college amidst a world that has forsaken them.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 3 July 2024
There is a brief mention of grumbling among old-timers that the neighborhood staple has forsaken its roots.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2024
Raised by a single mother and his grandmother—two women who led with love without forsaking discipline and strength—Morrow’s foundation was firm.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 June 2024
His tribes said in a news release in May that the project would forsake the ancestral kinship between both peoples.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 3 July 2024
There is a brief mention of grumbling among old-timers that the neighborhood staple has forsaken its roots.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2024
Raised by a single mother and his grandmother—two women who led with love without forsaking discipline and strength—Morrow’s foundation was firm.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 June 2024
His tribes said in a news release in May that the project would forsake the ancestral kinship between both peoples.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for forsake
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“Forsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forsake. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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