forsworn

Example Sentences

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Staying off coffee — which Warren has forsworn — is tough amid the marathon days, but the rules allowing only water and milk on the Senate floor help.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2020

But as Justice Sonia Sotomayor reminded Clement, “The city has forsworn any future prosecution for past violations.”

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019

“I am not just a symbol,” Charles protests after she takes him to task for his unbecoming display of personality, something she has long ago forsworn.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2019

Have they forsworn the advancing of hypotheses by means of self-serving anecdotes?

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2019

"If you do not return, the whole realm will know you forsworn."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin