disclaim

Example Sentences

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Put bluntly, beneficiaries, as you say, can disclaim an inheritance, but leaving it in the trust delays the problem.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Move the goalposts early and often so as to disclaim your wins and fudge your intentions.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

Mr. Cloud said the attempt to disclaim the council could silence other unions that might otherwise have reported problems.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2022

As Mr. Brook told The Times in 1998, “I am ready to disclaim my opinion, even of yesterday, even of 10 minutes ago, because all opinions are relative.”

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022

The juvenile population in America increased from 1994 to 2000, but the juvenile crime rate declined, leading academics who had originally supported the “super-predator” theory to disclaim it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson