Example sentences for: forgo

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

  • A female editor or correspondent was still something of a novelty act in the '30s and '40s, a luxury that male employers could forgo without compunction or a lawsuit.

  • The paper points out that the privilege issue presents Starr with a Hobson's choice: fight the notion and divert significant resources to a long court battle, or don't fight it and forgo some key witnesses.

  • If you are absolutely not up to having dozens of chums this year, tell them that it's just playmates from now on--and be prepared to forgo some loot.

  • If your altruism is imperfect, you can want your future self to throw a party (or to read a book or to forgo expensive medical care, or for that matter to save money or to quit smoking), even though you know your future self would prefer otherwise.

  • An ordinary prosecutor may decide to forgo charges so that he can devote his energies to a case that is more important and easier to win.


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