Gave up

Usage examples of forwent.

Some of the more conscientious of the delegation forwent the vodka, but neither Marlowe, Winston, nor John Single Cloud were among their number.

So he forwent any notions of complaint and consoled himself with the thought that at least he had a roof over his head and need not daily face the problem of accommodation.

Now they resided in Tomas, but he still felt somehow lessened when he forwent the gold-and-white armor.

She left the pearls in place, changed back into the black high-heeled shoes, once more retouched her hair and makeup, forwent another dab of scent and then, as she opened the door, gave out a shriek of terror.

Ashe and Grunthor, determining that to be too long, forwent any troop accompaniment, preferring to rely on their natural or ingrained abilities to go without sleep for extended periods and the well-supplied mail route along the trans-Orlandan thoroughfare, where fresh horses could be had every eighty leagues.

Daffyd had several slabs of the dried beef and a warm sour ale that Anna forwent in favor of a vinegary red wine.

Since his escort looked eager for a pretext to set upon me with fists and feet, I forwent argument, promising to pay ere I began practice.

Stryder even forwent his plans to stay away from her while they looked into the truth of what had happened to Elizabeth.

Pamitar of these things, but there was no proper way to express them, and she seemed not to understand, unless she understood and did not know it, for her manner grew agitated, so that he soon forwent questioning, and turned to the parapatterner to hide his unease.

December of 1620 and their feast nearly a year later, the Pilgrims undoubtedly ate wild turkey, even if they forwent the large gallinaceous fowl at the famous feast itself.

Now they resided in Tomas, but he still felt somehow lessened when he forwent the gold and white armour.

Deborah was the upstanding, reliable one who forwent her own feelings for the sake of her family.