forswearing

Example Sentences

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It’s as if by forswearing the evanescent experience of real-life performing, Glenn Gould gave himself eternal fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

For Foley, who months earlier had pleaded with Attorney General William Barr to pursue justice by forswearing the death penalty, the fact the case was proceeding at all felt miraculous.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2020

So I can understand how someone who doesn’t would find it really difficult to bear—but I also know that forswearing garlic entirely would mean a real reduction in joy and pleasure for someone who does.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2020

In the campaign, Mr. Johnson stuck to a disciplined strategy, forswearing the clownishness that has characterized his political career.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

Iémon held on to the hand of Matazaémon, swearing and forswearing himself with the greatest earnestness and the best of intentions.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)