Used in a Sentence

brushed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brushed.

Editorial note

Mainly because the alternative is considered worse (the fact that considering otherwise is often brushed off as mental illness indicates how embedded this attitude is).

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brushed gathered in one view.

adjective

Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.

adjective

Roughened by rubbing with an abrasive brushes, especially as a finish.

adjective

Having been written or painted using a brush.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brushed.

Example sentences

1

Mainly because the alternative is considered worse (the fact that considering otherwise is often brushed off as mental illness indicates how embedded this attitude is).

2

This subject isn't touched in the Docker material until very late; and even then, it's brushed over.

3

We went to a vet school and put a bunch of dogs under and brushed their teeth.

4

For example, after your fruit consumption, you should have brushed your teeth (according to 'the guidelines').

5

A very well written article, but there was one line that struck me, yet seems totally brushed off by the author.

6

It had the little plink plink spikes that the pointer brushed past and everything.

7

It felt like an esoteric and purely academic language, and I brushed it off as not worth my time.

8

Android had far better and faster competitors, but it brushed them aside.

9

I've brushed over a lot of details and presented only a very narrow way of looking at type theory: 1.

10

These are often-cited criticisms - that are largely ignored, excused, or brushed off with a redefining of terms to excuse themselves of any faults.

11

Instead, it's ignored and brushed under the carpet.

12

Welders use Phosphoric acid and an electrified scrub brush (electrified lead wrapped with tough cloth, dipped in Phosphoric acid) to scrub welding scorches off of brushed stainless steel.

Quote examples

1

Initially I brushed off the boot camp ideas as teaching "coding" and not "programming", but I am trying to keep an open mind.

2

Startups and labels constantly jockeying for better position to maximize profits, etc etc and so on; the plight of the artist at the bottom of the food chain is generally brushed over, often with the supposed consolation that "it's never been easier to get your music into people's ears".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brushed in a sentence?

Mainly because the alternative is considered worse (the fact that considering otherwise is often brushed off as mental illness indicates how embedded this attitude is).

What does brushed mean?

Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.

What part of speech is brushed?

brushed is commonly used as adjective.