disavowing

Example Sentences

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She resists the idea of entirely disavowing the life she led with her ex-husband.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Instead of disavowing them, she answered that she wouldn’t post such remarks today because she has “matured.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The defense had many lines of attack available Thursday: Blanche pressed Cohen about disavowing his 2018 guilty pleas for personal financial crimes and tax evasion related to the hush-money payoff.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

“This is why we pushed to put out a stronger statement explicitly disavowing that paper,” Naples-Mitchell said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

“Oh, no,” we said, disavowing her entirely, as any sensible person would.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson