disavow

Example Sentences

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She resists the idea of entirely disavowing the life she led with her ex-husband.

From BBC

Even as his clout has grown, though, Rogan has sought to disavow his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal

He later defended his comments and said that he had been using hyperbole to make a point, adding that he disavowed racists and that media reports had ignored the context of his comments.

From BBC

The studios gamely went along, ruining the lives of a number of their creative talent who refused to disavow their pasts.

From Salon

As Pepe spread into the more extreme corners of the internet, Mr Furie tried to disavow the frog, even killing him off in a comic strip.

From BBC