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Definition
to abandon or give up on — such as someone who needs you, or an idea, or a place
- I felt as if I was forsaken by God and man; as if all my efforts must be frustrated; and I became reckless in my despair.10 — A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl's Life (26% in)
- Had she utterly forsaken me?10 — A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl's Life (95% in)
- God is angry with you, and will surely punish you, if you don't forsake your wicked ways.13 — The Church And Slavery (11% in)
- You must forsake your sinful ways, and be faithful servants.13 — The Church And Slavery (18% in)
- Nobody respects a mother who forsakes her children; and if you leave them, you will never have a happy moment.16 — Scenes At The Plantation (66% in)
- How long those hours seemed, and how fervently I prayed that God would not forsake me in this hour of utmost need!17 — The Flight (21% in)
There are no more uses of "forsake" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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