emptying each row of a matrix in a loop

Is there a way to empty each row of a matrix in a loop? For example

a = [1 2;
    1 3;
    1 5; 
    1 7;
    1 8;];

first loop

a = [
    1 3;
    1 5; 
    1 7;
    1 8;];

second loop

a = [1 2;
    
    1 5; 
    1 7;
    1 8;];

and so on until the last loop

a = [1 2
    1 3;
    1 5; 
    1 7;
        ];

Answer 1

[Matt J]

a0=a;
for i=1:size(a,1)
    
    a=a0;
    a(i,:)=[],
    
end

[JL]

thank you very much

[JL]

Hi Matt, how do i include the first one in the loop before one row is emptied at each loop?

a = [1 2;
    1 3;
    1 5; 
    1 7;
    1 8;];

[Matt J]

a0 is the original matrix. It is available throughout the loop.

[JL]

got it. thanks matt! i do have a follow up question with this if you are interested

https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/477246-emptying-each-row-of-matrix-of-a-in-a-loop-then-uses-respective-matrices-produced-from-it-to-get-a-c