pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
pledges
Example Sentences
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Long criticized for driving up housing prices, the short-term rental platform pledges to fill financing holes that have stalled developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But whether these governments follow through on these admittedly vague pledges, and whether that results in material change in the Middle East, is at least partly beside the point.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The pledges had to name all of their fraternity brothers; most faltered quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She added, without giving details, that there had also been new pledges of desperately-needed air defence missiles for Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Jill would garner pledges from colleges and universities to train teachers and professors to better understand the needs of military children.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
