brush aside

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout brushed aside a question about the cap in a fashion typical of his peers. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 July 2026

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain's pitch for a four-day workweek for assembly workers was brushed aside as a pipe dream. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 July 2026

From his perspective, the damage caused over recent years by the Sussexes has been too great to simply brush aside. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026

Coaches from each team, as well as Laimer, brushed aside such speculation. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

Rhymes for brush aside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide