swear off
Example Sentences
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In its recent presentation to the KeyCorp board of directors, HoldCo said the bank should swear off acquisitions and instead buy back stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
That led to nearly a year of depression and mental health struggles — a turn of events that made him permanently swear off those kinds of stunts despite his love of doing them.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023
Hsiung, Picklesimer, and three others who pleaded out of the case discovered rows of pregnant pigs confined to such cages despite the company's promise to swear off of them.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2022
Before you swear off area trails and rid your landscaping of cactus, know that my complications were rare.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022
Ralph’s circular talking would make a kid want to swear off talking to adults for the rest of his life.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
