recant

Example Sentences

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She said she decided to take responsibility for her lies in the Cox matter, and hired an attorney to formally recant.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Members of the congregation were urged to publicly recant their sins.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

It’s also unclear why Autry would recant his testimony now.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

She withdrew the allegation later, but Trump's biographer points out that her alimony payments were likely in danger if she did not recant.

From Salon • May 1, 2023

He had refused to recant his heresies, including his belief in other inhabited worlds.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton