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Example sentences for: brushed

How can you use “brushed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Because the company thought its brand name was irresistible, it brushed off the challenge posed by Microsoft's Encarta CD-ROM encyclopedia, and when it first introduced the CD-ROM version of its own encyclopedia, it priced it so high that Encarta was essentially handed the market.
The Czech government has brushed off these claims.
I dropped the candy wrapper I had been holding--and as I reached for it, his wet sleeve brushed my hand."
' " Strategist James Carville similarly brushed off questions about Lewinsky: "When you see what King Hussein has said about this president," asked Carville, "who do you believe has got more integrity and character?
Otherwise you will not get a good table or will have crumbs brushed into your laptop, even though, strictly speaking, you are abiding by the rules.