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renege on
verb as in break
Example Sentences
The current Tory critics accuse the PM of reneging on promises made in opposition to get tougher on China over its human rights abuses.
Trump may face pressure not to renege on commitments to cut greenhouse gas pollution from other unexpected places.
That’s because he reneged on his 2020 campaign promise to be a transitional president and pass the torch to a younger generation.
Jeffrey Goldberg reported in The Atlantic that Trump reneged on a promise to help pay for the funeral of a Hispanic soldier murdered at Fort Sill.
Some questioned whether Labour had reneged on its manifesto pledge not to raise taxes including National Insurance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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