disavow
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 27, 2025
The Journal reported in May that Khan invoked the investigation of Netanyahu and Gallant in communications with his accuser as he urged her to disavow her allegations against him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
The two seem to have accepted the theory’s ascendence and would rather apply it fairly than disavow it altogether.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025
Nobody's asked her to disavow "Hot N Cold," just to have made more sensitive choices about her current "love frequency"-driven incarnation.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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