disavow
Example Sentences
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Even as his clout has grown, though, Rogan has sought to disavow his authority.
He later defended his comments and said that he had been using hyperbole to make a point, adding that he disavowed racists and that media reports had ignored the context of his comments.
From BBC
The studios gamely went along, ruining the lives of a number of their creative talent who refused to disavow their pasts.
From Salon
As Pepe spread into the more extreme corners of the internet, Mr Furie tried to disavow the frog, even killing him off in a comic strip.
From BBC
Instead of disavowing them, she answered that she wouldn’t post such remarks today because she has “matured.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
