- past participle of swear.
sworn
Example Sentences
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They include countries that Venezuela’s government had considered sworn enemies at the start of the year like El Salvador, Israel and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Because of the harassment, L.H. eventually stopped trying to play any organized sports whatsoever and issued a sworn declaration in the lower courts that she would not try out for sports teams in the future.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
When Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chairman at the White House last month, he reached back to the man last sworn in at the same spot 39 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The new president will be sworn into office on 7 August.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
She turned back around, but, just for a second, I could’ve sworn her eyes glanced at the journal.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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