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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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.
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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
Similar efforts in countries like Britain have run into legal challenges and opposition in the press—just the kind of obstacles that, in the UAE, are easier to brush aside.
—TIME, 20 Mar. 2024
The spread of legal sports betting across the country has revealed problems that can’t easily be brushed aside or cloaked in minimizing context.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
This doesn’t mean your wife’s objections can be brushed aside.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, following the budget statement, Labour leader Keir Starmer once again challenged Sunak to call an election for May, while the prime minister brushed aside any questions about its timing.
—Associated Press, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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
Similar efforts in countries like Britain have run into legal challenges and opposition in the press—just the kind of obstacles that, in the UAE, are easier to brush aside.
—TIME, 20 Mar. 2024
The spread of legal sports betting across the country has revealed problems that can’t easily be brushed aside or cloaked in minimizing context.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
This doesn’t mean your wife’s objections can be brushed aside.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, following the budget statement, Labour leader Keir Starmer once again challenged Sunak to call an election for May, while the prime minister brushed aside any questions about its timing.
—Associated Press, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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