disavow

Nobody is asking anybody to disavow their beliefs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

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

While I agreed, I could not accept that we should therefore disavow studying.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Lyrically, Charli disavows cigarettes and writes sincere apologies for her past mistakes.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Church Militant now disavows claims in the article, which depicted him harshly.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Radan disavows any support for slavery or for any moral argument defending it, arguing for a sharp distinction between those questions and the legal, constitutional argument he advances.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

He also disavows the notion that he is associated with the militia, repeatedly joking he wouldn’t qualify because he has been known to shave his legs, a habit he picked up from triathlons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

We accepted you; the pliability of your features, your studied orations, your premeditated axioms—all those productions of art that nature disavows, seemed suspicious to the more clear-sighted patriots.

From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.

She has been disavowed by lawmakers across the Democratic spectrum, from Blue Dog centrist Rep. Josh Gottheimer to democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Bessent quickly disavowed the idea, but Trump last summer told allies he liked the concept of announcing a successor early.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

In 2013 the LDS "disavowed" those teachings, and now believes "everyone is an equal child of God regardless of race".

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

In both cases the comments were immediately disavowed by the White House.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025

I was so hurt and humiliated that I disavowed all relations with Young.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Mr. Steiner was put in the awkward position of disavowing his own private journal’s description of events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

The defense had many lines of attack available Thursday: Blanche pressed Cohen about disavowing his 2018 guilty pleas for personal financial crimes and tax evasion related to the hush-money payoff.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

Rivera signed on anyway, and then Snyder showed him what toxic really meant, as the coach found himself issuing statements disavowing any connection to incriminating congressional testimony.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

“Oh, no,” we said, disavowing her entirely, as any sensible person would.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson