forswear

Example Sentences

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He said this would be the "challenge for this year" as he urged leaders to "forswear wedge issues" that render their opponents their enemies.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

To be clear, no one is demanding that members of Congress forswear holding all stock.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2022

Breaking character is necessary to help Birds Aren’t Real leap to the next level and forswear actual conspiracy theorists, he said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

But the DOJ has continued to forswear its own role.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2020

Or we can deny our brokenness, forswear compassion, and, as a result, deny our own humanity.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson