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break faith
verb as in go back on one's word
Example Sentences
Abortion rights supporters contend both measures break faith with voters.
To ignore the war on our Constitution that Trump unleashed is to break faith with Edwards and all the other guardians of our republican traditions.
He writes: "The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out."
“That doesn’t mean,” Mr. Olsen added, “that the process is complete. And one way to stop the process or reverse it is to break faith on a core issue that Trump was an outlier on.”
It led the retired admiral to reflect on the president’s willingness to break faith with American allies and American principles.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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