avow
verb (used with object)
has avowed
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present perfectof avow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Lin-Manuel Miranda has avowed his love for Andrew Lloyd Webber, but who would have drawn a direct line from “Jesus Christ Superstar” to “Hamilton”? The New Testament doesn’t rap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
He has avowed his methods and principles as a song writer.
From Edward MacDowell by Lawrence Gilman
His son and heir, Waldorf Astor, has avowed that he also will remain a British subject.
From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Myers Gustavus
He continued: The honorable Senator from Illinois has avowed that he does not propose by this bill to confer any political power.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White
These are the principles of his Indian government, which Mr. Hastings has avowed in their full extent.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
