Sample Sentences fordisavow (editor-reviewed)
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She disavowed her assistant's comments.disavowed = to refuse to have responsibility for, or association with
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...and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, (source)disavow = to refuse association with
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That means, "If you succeed, you will be sustained; if you fail, you will be disavowed." (source)disavowed = said to be unknown or of no association
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"I disavow everything in that putrid novel," Van Houten said, cutting me off.† (source)
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The chief expected us to disavow any such absurdities before he could endorse our church.† (source)
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That very same day, President Kennedy attempted to disavow any American involvement in an invasion, explaining, "There will not be, under any conditions, any intervention in Cuba by United States forces."† (source)
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While I agreed, I could not accept that we should therefore disavow studying.† (source)
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He disavowed nothing: he seemed as if he would defy all things.† (source)
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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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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)
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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)
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There were numerous lottery booths with white wheels—Dick was startled when he inquired at the first and encountered blank disavowals.† (source)
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You maintain Rowan's innocence and disavow these criminals, and yet here they reside.† (source)
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The actions themselves were disavowed, buried to be more accurate.† (source)
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Armand, whose connection with the Scarlet Pimpernel and disavowal of the brutal policy of the Reign of Terror was still unknown to his countryman, had left England a little more than a week ago, carrying with him the necessary instructions, which would enable him to meet the other fugitives and to convey them to this place of safety.† (source)
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"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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