solemn oath
Example Sentences
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He was fined $5,000 and received a letter of reprimand that said he had violated his solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution.
From Fox News ● Jan. 4, 2022
“As members of Congress, we take a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution,” Pelosi wrote.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2020
General Assembly, where he urged delegates to adopt as their solemn oath: “No more war, war never again.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2020
At the ceremony, Roosevelt rose with the aid of leg braces equipped under his specially tailored trousers and placed his hand on a Dutch family Bible as he took his solemn oath.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
On the night of August 14, 1791, commanders from the richest sugar plantations in Saint Domingue gathered in a place called Alligator Woods and swore a solemn oath.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
