forsworn

Example Sentences

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They have forsworn normalcy, these holy fools in decaying mansions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“Director” may be the wrong word, though; the onscreen credit is simply “by” Harmony Korine, who has apparently forsworn any impulse to control his material.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

None of this is to say that Rodrigo has forsworn the type of emotional melodrama that made her a star.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

But as Justice Sonia Sotomayor reminded Clement, “The city has forsworn any future prosecution for past violations.”

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019

"If you do not return, the whole realm will know you forsworn."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin