pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
pledges
Example Sentences
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What about the line where she pledges to "burn the wedding dress and run away"?
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Turkey is curating an "action agenda" alongside the negotiations that encourages countries to support non-binding pledges on issues from artificial intelligence to waste management.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
But what if voters see these pledges as empty talk?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But whether these governments follow through on these admittedly vague pledges, and whether that results in material change in the Middle East, is at least partly beside the point.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
In a cottony coma I listen as everyone pledges to do it again, out at the Phelans’ next time.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
