brush aside
phrasal verb
brushed aside; brushing aside; brushes aside
: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)
He brushed aside questions about his son's arrest.
Examples of brush aside in a Sentence
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Editors’ Picks For years, starting in 2018, Mr. Rush brushed aside warnings that the sub’s maverick design was destined to fail.
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William J. Broad, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Others say the museum has brushed aside their concerns, even when presented with strong evidence that relics had been plundered.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Such a drastic move would represent China throwing down the gauntlet to the United States and Europe, brushing aside as trifling any Western threats of economic punishment.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
In the 1990s, when free markets and deregulation were all the rage, concerns about inequality were brushed aside as passé, maybe even soft-headed.
—James K. Boyce, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
General Dean testified that on Jan. 6, General Walker called Mr. McCarthy at least three times seeking to deploy the Guard, but that he was either brushed aside or his calls went straight to voice mail.
—Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The security and reliability of used parts can be questionable, but amid the urgency of the AI boom, some conventional practices had to be brushed aside, the person says.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 May 2024
His objections were quickly brushed aside by the I.C.S.’s governing board.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
He’s held down opening slots for Lil Baby and J. Cole, landed roles in streaming movies, and appeared in commercials for brands like Google, Bud Light, and Nike — C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans even quoted him in a postgame presser — all while brushing aside the traditional gatekeepers.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
William J. Broad, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Others say the museum has brushed aside their concerns, even when presented with strong evidence that relics had been plundered.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Such a drastic move would represent China throwing down the gauntlet to the United States and Europe, brushing aside as trifling any Western threats of economic punishment.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
In the 1990s, when free markets and deregulation were all the rage, concerns about inequality were brushed aside as passé, maybe even soft-headed.
—James K. Boyce, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
General Dean testified that on Jan. 6, General Walker called Mr. McCarthy at least three times seeking to deploy the Guard, but that he was either brushed aside or his calls went straight to voice mail.
—Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The security and reliability of used parts can be questionable, but amid the urgency of the AI boom, some conventional practices had to be brushed aside, the person says.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 May 2024
His objections were quickly brushed aside by the I.C.S.’s governing board.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
He’s held down opening slots for Lil Baby and J. Cole, landed roles in streaming movies, and appeared in commercials for brands like Google, Bud Light, and Nike — C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans even quoted him in a postgame presser — all while brushing aside the traditional gatekeepers.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
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