- present participle of disavow.
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
Rivera signed on anyway, and then Snyder showed him what toxic really meant, as the coach found himself issuing statements disavowing any connection to incriminating congressional testimony.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
“Oh, no,” we said, disavowing her entirely, as any sensible person would.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
