forswearing
Example Sentences
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It’s as if by forswearing the evanescent experience of real-life performing, Glenn Gould gave himself eternal fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
For Foley, who months earlier had pleaded with Attorney General William Barr to pursue justice by forswearing the death penalty, the fact the case was proceeding at all felt miraculous.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2020
Let’s instead assume that this really does bother her and at the same time that forswearing garlic forever would be a serious burden for you.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2020
In the campaign, Mr. Johnson stuck to a disciplined strategy, forswearing the clownishness that has characterized his political career.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
Humbling thy pride to beg at every door, forswearing thine own good in every way that others may be fed, and yet thy face speaks of an inward joy.
From The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
