solemn oath
Example Sentences
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He told Fox News that American “men and women in uniform serve the country, not a party” and “take a solemn oath that should not be taken lightly or taken advantage of.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2022
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
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
Toby made everybody take a solemn oath not to tell where they’d been, even if they’d been missed and people started asking questions.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
