avowed

Example Sentences

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Doing so, the president avowed, would be unsportsmanlike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"It feels magic... the adrenaline!" said Ibrahimovic, an avowed non-skier who joked: "I didn't qualify for the downhill, I'm aiming for next year!"

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

ExxonMobil contends that the legislative history shows that the bills seek to “place disproportionate blame on companies like ExxonMobil for being large and for the avowed purpose of spurring public opprobrium,” according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

"You get such a sense of achievement when you are able to get it among such fierce competition," says avowed fan Fiona Zhang.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

The Lyseni would gladly have taken him south with him, he avowed, but Davos had refused.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin