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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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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...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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"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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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)
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He disavowed nothing: he seemed as if he would defy all things.† (source)
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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)
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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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While I agreed, I could not accept that we should therefore disavow studying.† (source)
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He was inconsistent: first he disavowed his infidelities, then he tried to justify them.† (source)
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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)
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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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