break promise
Example Sentences
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It is a mutual stipulation between God and us: and therefore, if it be a great sin to break promise, much more to break covenant.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James
Now, for a man to break promise and covenant with his brother, is a land-destroying, and a soul-destroying abomination.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James
That time Miss Sterling break heart, but she say, No, I good girl, no turn back, no break promise to Aunt.
From Seven Maids of Far Cathay by Bing Ding, Ed.
Strength, you to displease I am to blame; Will you break promise, that is debt?
From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various
Strength, you to displease I am to blame; Will you break promise that is debt?
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest
