forsaken

• “‘He has cast us off; he has forsaken us, ’ he faltered; ‘forsaken us; he was dull with us.”

  Chapter XXI

• “In the Greek text, the word forsaken literally means that Jesus felt abandoned by his Father, yet he called out to him in his pain.”

  Simon & Schuster: God Attachment

• ““I have forsaken my ability to talk about this issue,” he said, and I find it hilarious that he actually used the word forsaken.”

  Simon & Schuster: Mysterious Days

• “Some were enchanted, and others haunted; in that the furniture was yellow, which she termed a forsaken colour; and in this it was red, the reflection of which would, she said, disorder the optic system.”

  The Castle of Tynemouth. A Tale

• “The literacy we have forsaken is not only of the elemental kind.”

  Education, Freedom and Regulation

• “For such shenanigans I was always disciplined, but never forsaken, which is an option that at times seems to readily exist for Chua.”

  The Huffington Post: Jason Kitchen: To My Dearest Mumsy: Thank You for Not Being a 'Tiger Mother'

• “Although having had the misfortune to lose so many dear ones, I did not remain forsaken.”

  Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun

• “(Is.lxii. 4); that is, Thou shalt no more be called the forsaken of God, and thy land shall not be called the wasted land.”

  The Life of Blessed Henry Suso by Himself.

• “Thou shalt no more be termed forsaken, neither shall thy land be called desolate.”

  National Rectitude the Only True Basis of National Prosperity: An Appeal to the Confederate States

• “There were Levites that attended the altar as assistants to the priests, and these must not be forsaken, that is, the service they performed must be constantly adhered to; no other altar must be set up than that which God appointed; for that would be to forsake the Levites.”

  Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)

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