forswear
verb (used with object)
to reject or renounce under oath.
have forsworn
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present perfectof forswear.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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They have forsworn normalcy, these holy fools in decaying mansions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
He may have forsworn iron, but he's pretty good with a cudgel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2015
In part as a result, many of her strongest potential rivals — like Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and the former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick — have forsworn presidential bids.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2015
President Mahmoud Abbas and his government have forsworn violence and deployed U.S. and Jordanian-trained police forces throughout the West Bank to keep law and order.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 22, 2010
Bright amid all the distress, all the horror, all the infamous conduct of men who have forsworn themselves, will shine forever, like a star of heaven, this act of humanity!
From My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field by Charles Carleton Coffin
