abjure

Example Sentences

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If there was an abiding theme across X’s work and life, it was the attempt to subvert a fixed self, choosing to cycle through artistic personas and abjure her personal history.

From New York Times

Those that succeeded did so by offering apt substitutions for in-person performance or by abjuring it completely in favor of a frankly virtual experience.

From New York Times

He was shooting on 35 mm rather than in large formats; he disdained the tripod, abjured conspicuous lighting.

From New York Times

Thus many find it fashionable to abjure party labels, insisting they vote “for the man” or “the woman,” as the case may be, independent of any partisan considerations.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps what ultimately tips “Skeleton Crew” in the other direction is the way it abjures cynicism in favor of connection.

From New York Times