retractation
Example Sentences
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John's voice held a certain regret, but no retractation.
From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.
Hoping to save his life, he renounced his office under the Convention, after having offered his retractation to the Pope for £12,000.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville
This prelate made before the Pope a full and sincere retractation of all his errors.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 by Various
Prepared as he was for his companion's 'fashion of uttering things easily,' he could scarcely have anticipated the layers of retractation still latent in that voluminous repository.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
Good faith, as a principle of action, being a most important desideratum, no retractation must be made in respect of the number of days conceded prior to our advance on the city.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
