solemn oath
Example Sentences
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Gen. Julian D. Alford, said that Scheller had violated his solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution.
From Fox News • Dec. 24, 2021
“As members of Congress, we take a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution,” Pelosi wrote.
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2020
“Human beings are not guinea pigs. We took a solemn oath to ‘first, do no harm,’” tweeted Dr. Eugene Gu, a prominent Trump critic.
From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2020
At the ceremony, Roosevelt rose with the aid of leg braces equipped under his specially tailored trousers and placed his hand on a Dutch family Bible as he took his solemn oath.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
He therefore exacted first a solemn oath from all that they would champion the cause of Helen’s husband, whoever he might be, if any wrong was done to him through his marriage.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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