Sentence examples for been able to brush from inspiring English sources
They had previously been able to brush off scandals such as Trafigura's toxic waste dumping, which led to 17 deaths in 2006 (Trafigura denies any wrongdoing).
I've been mistaken for a parent, a pickpocket, and even, God forbid, an S.U.V. owner, and I've always been able to brush it off.
As with carding, the cops have up until now been able to brush aside accusations of racist prohibition enforcement by pointing to a lack of evidence.
She had made mention that she hasn't been able to brush her teeth in the mornings and at night like she's supposed to, and kids had been saying things about her bad breath.
They say to themselves, "No one could be foolish enough to do what he says he'll do!" Romney has been able to brush off a series of foreign policy blunders that would normally be considered major liabilities if they had been made by someone who was supposed to know what he was talking about.
The Olympic champion is so strong mentally she is able to brush it off.
In a week, he was able to brush his teeth by himself.
The government was able to brush off the pro forma calls for his resignation.
Wall Street was able to brush off other developments from abroad.
Jankovic was clearly not at her best, but was able to brush Dokic aside in straight sets.
