abdication

Example Sentences

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He became king of Scotland in the cradle, following the abdication of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Regardless, Borkowski is clear on the strategy - Gimme A Hug, like the album, isn't a response track, it's an abdication from the fight.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Lewis said he knew that some readers would view the enforced neutrality as an "abdication of responsibility" before painting it as a return to the paper's mission.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

Some days he fears they’re too late to make a difference, but more often, he realizes that such thinking is an abdication of responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

After all, Goddard promised his disciples anything a human heart could desire, in exchange for the complete abdication of one’s conscience.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman