disowning

Example Sentences

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He was born in Los Angeles to a white American mother and a Japanese father, the latter effectively disowning him while he was still in the womb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The families of both Abu Shabab and Al-Astal issued statements disowning them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

The trend is so pronounced that some Chinese activists have taken to making preemptive “if I lose my freedom” videos, disowning any future “confessions” they might be forced to make.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2021

However, the charity insisted it was not "disowning Sir Winston" and said its former name was "confusing to people and did not explain what we do".

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2021

I heard women reveal to men that the children they’d raised were not theirs and elderly parents inform grown sons and daughters that they were disowning them.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat