resile

Example Sentences

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"She does not resile from anything she said then. This email was sent in the context of advice the Duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats."

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

"Though ministers need not resile from previously stated views when directly asked about them, they should exercise discretion and should not take part in the public debate," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

But he added he did not "resile from my strongly held views" on the conflict.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

In the coming days, Eden will resile in several directions�with other diplomats in London, and probably in the debating halls of the U.N.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was instructed that he must resign both, or neither; resigned both; fell out with the Consuls on details; and is now, as we are advised, seeking to resile from his resignations.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis