Sample Sentences for
disavow
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  • "I disavow everything in that putrid novel," Van Houten said, cutting me off.†  (source)
  • The chief expected us to disavow any such absurdities before he could endorse our church.†  (source)
  • Now that they were shaheed, packing up and running was an even worse affront, a betrayal, a disavowal of the sacrifice her sons had made.†  (source)
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  • You maintain Rowan's innocence and disavow these criminals, and yet here they reside.†  (source)
  • He disavowed nothing: he seemed as if he would defy all things.†  (source)
  • He proved good as his word when a rawboned major from Minnesota curled his lip in rebellious disavowal and demanded his share of the syndicate Milo kept saying everybody owned.†  (source)
  • The general, putting his hand on his sword, exclaimed,—"If you talk of honor, do not begin by disavowing its laws, and impose nothing by violence."†  (source)
  • Ambitious Turnus in the press appears, And, aggravating crimes, augments their fears; Proclaims his private injuries aloud, A solemn promise made, and disavow'd; A foreign son is sought, and a mix'd mungril brood.†  (source)
  • There were numerous lottery booths with white wheels—Dick was startled when he inquired at the first and encountered blank disavowals.†  (source)
  • While I agreed, I could not accept that we should therefore disavow studying.†  (source)
  • He was inconsistent: first he disavowed his infidelities, then he tried to justify them.†  (source)
  • A disavowal of Hobart's policies combined with an expression of regret over the rape and the killings with handsome cash settlements to the victims' survivors.†  (source)
  • "If you insist on disavowing that which is ugly about what you do," said Magnus, still looking at Alec, "you will never learn from your mistakes."†  (source)
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