recant

Example Sentences

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Baroness Lawrence said: "Any person who expresses views like these and does not recant is an obvious danger to society and must remain in custody."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

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

Generally, it’s unusual for a cooperating witness to recant testimony years after a trial.

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

She’d had to tell him the charges she’d made and tried to recant when she was begging for his assistance.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo