renounced
Example Sentences
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Piker later renounced the statement, saying it was wrong, but the fact that he said it once still continues to be brought up, again and again, in El-Sayed’s race.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Although Benjamin Disraeli - prime minister in the late-1800s - was born to a Jewish family, his father renounced Judaism and had his children baptised into the Church of England.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hilton became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2021 and last year renounced his British citizenship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
G42’s chief executive, Peng Xiao, had renounced his American citizenship, a prerequisite for acceptance into the inner circle of the Emirati government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
As a young woman she had renounced the material world, and now, as an old one, she seemed to embrace it.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
