renege

Example Sentences

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Simon unleashed a tirade at Coach executive Todd Kahn during their first meeting in the first decade of the 2000s, after the handbag maker tried to renege on deals to open stores in Simon malls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But regulators say some companies renege on their commitments.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

I’m concerned he may renege on that agreement.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

The commission called for decriminalization two years later in its final report, Nixon flipped out, and Congress let him renege on the deal.

From Slate • May 10, 2024

She’d thought that, at the last minute, Papa would have second thoughts and renege on the deposit.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon