Example Sentences

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But you assert that he has abdicated his responsibility as the head of a major media company.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

“The department has abdicated its responsibility under the Constitution to provide minimal protections to the people it locks up,” Kendrick said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

The 59-year-old - his country's 126th emperor - takes over from his 85-year-old father Akihito, who has abdicated.

From BBC • May 1, 2019

Levy added that the committee "has abdicated and indeed perverted its constitutional and traditional role" and shown "abundant bad faith" toward Simpson.

From Fox News • Oct. 13, 2018

When we stop to consider that the game birds alone embrace 154 very important species, the appalling extent to which the zoologist has abdicated in favor of the sportsman becomes apparent.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple