had abjured
- past perfect of abjure.
Example Sentences
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Catherine II's policy was therefore to force back internal anarchy upon the nation that had abjured it, and to prevent the new Constitution from being carried into effect.
From Kościuszko A Biography by Gardner, Monica M. (Monica Mary)
I thought you had abjured eclecticism; yet Cousin is its apostle.
From Beulah by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
The victim in this case was a woman, Metza von Westhoven, a Beguine, who had been tried and who had abjured in the persecution under Bishop John of Zurich, nearly half a century before.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
Rushbrook had never taken up his employment as a poacher since the night of the murder of the pedlar; he had abjured it from that hour.
From The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook by Marryat, Frederick
The moment the sick man could "totter" out of his room, he found his way to her whom he had abjured, and who was in Paris calmly awaiting his return to her.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
