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swore
verb as in declare under oath
verb as in speak profanely; be vulgar
Example Sentences
Federal officials, including the president’s Cabinet and members of Congress, all swore an oath to follow the Constitution and protect the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution.
Speaking as she swore in her new cabinet, Samia warned that the violence could "set the country back".
"The constitution that I swore an oath to uphold and defend is no more," said Justice Athar Minallah in his resignation letter.
“I swore on the Quran that I was never coming back.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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