Sentence examples for once brushing from inspiring English sources

Massey was a notorious figure in Manchester, once brushing off allegations that he was a gangster with the words: "A gangster is a person who goes out letting guns off unnecessary, shooting people unnecessary, and basically getting involved in unnecessary crime".

Parents who might have once brushed off hazing rites as adolescent foolery now see them as dangerous and sadistic bullying.

Once brushed aside by newer medications, diuretics were thrust back into the spotlight by a blockbuster clinical trial known as ALLHAT.

Accustomed to having its way on matters related to the nation's security, the administration is being forced to respond to criticism that it once brushed aside.

Biden's propensity for being affectionate, once brushed off as "Biden being Biden" is now being viewed through a #MeToo lens.

Ms. Cherry said her maternal grandfather, who was an intelligence officer for the United States during World War II, once brushed aside her questions about her family crest.

The term "police state" was once brushed off by mainstream intellectuals as the hyperbole of paranoids.

George Gershwin once brushed smeared chocolates off her rump after she sat on some at a chic party.

WASHINGTON -- Less than a week after winning the 2008 election, President Obama declared he would create a "White House Office of Urban Policy," signaling that cities once brushed aside by federal policies would be embraced as catalysts for progress.

I once brushed against a transport truck at 50 miles an hour on a highway ramp, when I saw the little trail of white paint left by the truck on my car, confirming how close I'd come to nothingness, I was retroactively shaken for days.

4 Once cooked, brush each ear of corn with the mayonnaise mixture.