sworn to
Example Sentences
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“Correctional officers are sworn to protect the public and the inmates,” Santa Clara County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
He told the BBC he was "guessing" who it was for, but was only told when the designers came to collect it and then "sworn to secrecy".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
It was considered a symbol of the "Ashes" he had sworn to win back.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
It’s notable that Mr. Trump stopped short of declaring victory over the transnational criminal organizations he has sworn to destroy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
At first Dany had thought of them as a kind of Dothraki Kingsguard, sworn to protect their lord, but it went further than that.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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