swore
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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He swore if he ever got to land safely, he’d never set foot on a ship again.
From Literature
All of them swore to keep in touch when he moved, but they never did.
From Literature
They clink together as you reach past them — past the chili crisp you swore you’d use more often, the artisanal vinaigrette with a sell-by date approaching — to retrieve the same jar you always do.
From Salon
“If we gave you a name,” said Christopher, “and if I swore, when I get back to my world, to tell stories of the importance of the jaculus—would you let us go?”
From Literature
“It’s the first time we swore in our lyrics, and in a way, we didn’t want to be afraid to capture that feeling we have inside and express it in music,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
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