forswear
verb (used with object)
to reject or renounce under oath.
had forsworn
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past perfectof forswear.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Would the world have been better if the United States had forsworn nuclear weapons?
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2019
It showed that Ms. Ernst had built a nearly 4-to-1 advantage over Mr. Braley among rural voters, which Ms. Ernst underscored in a debate by questioning whether Mr. Braley had forsworn his rural roots.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2014
Online brokers such as StubHub and had forsworn selling the 240,000 ceremony tickets distributed by lottery through congressional offices.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 23, 2014
Prior to that he had forsworn Intolerance, in his speech of acceptance.
From Time Magazine Archive
After the events of Thermidor they had forsworn Jacobinism altogether, and were at present in alliance with the moderate elements of Paris society.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
