avow

Example Sentences

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U.S. secretary of state John Quincy Adams, however, considered it “more candid as well as more dignified” for the new country “to avow our principles explicitly” than to allow the British to take the lead.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

"Instead of trashing volunteerism as inherently elitist, why not avow and attest to its ongoing value as a vital part of necessary diversification and cultural change?"

From Fox News • Oct. 17, 2021

He seems able to avow that desire readily and frankly!

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2021

When offered an easy way out — would he at least avow that he hated the Germans? — he declined the invitation and answered only that he loved the French.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2020

I want to take this opportunity to affirm my husband’s undying loyalty to Your Person and to avow that both myself and my daughters will continue in his footsteps as your loyal and devoted subjects.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez