How to Use forsake in a Sentence

forsake

verb
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  • Except for now, when the system will forsake the Ball States of the world.
    — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2020
  • But April is a time of hope for even the most forsaken of baseball towns.
    — Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Use our minds and forsake the false path of leveraging AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Beyond his party and beyond his class this man forsook the few to serve the mass.
    — cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
  • The Good News: God always hears your cries and will never forsake you.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Lean on your faith, knowing that God will not forsake you and that something greater is in store for you.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 4 May 2022
  • Alessandro Michele may have made Richard Ginori 1735 the hottest thing out of the kiln lately, but that’s no need to forsake the other greats.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2017
  • One of the most important men of the Bible, Abraham swore never to forsake God and to follow Him in all things.
    — Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
  • For the same reason many are still despondent, many have not forsaken the team of their youth.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • What if one of us falls in love with someone else, gets married, and then forsakes our friendship vows?
    — T.l. Andrews, Quartz, 21 Dec. 2019
  • To find his limit, others had forsaken a bit of theirs.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Smith appeared to spend the first three quarters intent on scoring, forsaking the rest of his game.
    — Stephen Schroats, star-telegram, 13 July 2017
  • But the Mom and West Wing actress, 58, had forsaken the idea of ever winning an Oscar.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Anthony knows that the team could commit to rebuilding and forsake the present.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
  • No more waiting for Charles Barkley to forsake teams who rely on three-pointers.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The addresses forsook him, had washed away in the current of recent silence.
    — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Harper's Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The term has roots in the culture of mountain sports: It’s proudly claimed by those who forsake office jobs to live in their vans, eat ramen, do acid, and climb rocks.
    — Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022
  • Wearing a weave meant there was nothing to forsake, nothing to commit.
    — New York Times, 10 May 2021
  • In any case, getting arrested – even getting tased – shouldn’t have been enough to forsake him.
    — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • A lot of times, society will relegate me to the periphery, kind of banish me and forsake me.
    — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022
  • While so many women are told to forsake their natural gray hair, one bride just proved gray can be the most gorgeous color of them all.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 July 2022
  • President Trump’s decision to forsake the Kurds will form no part of the House Democrats’ impeachment charges.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The rich may have to forsake some natural resources so that the poorer world can develop.
    — The Economist, 7 Sep. 2019
  • That was about the only time Matsuyama’s putter forsake him Thursday during the opening round of the 3M Open.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 4 July 2019
  • Ukraine’s hands are tied and it is thus forced to forsake its desire to identify with the West and succumb to Russia’s influence.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • In other words, try psychedelics and forsake mainstream values.
    — Kevin Canfield, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
  • However, that moment – plus an act of kindness from Rey and a visit from the ghost of his father Han – sets him on a path forsaking the dark side.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Paper towels are one of the harder conveniences to forsake in the name of having a more sustainable home.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 27 Mar. 2023

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