pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
pledging
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present participleof pledge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The election commission started releasing constituency results late Friday, pledging the final outcome would be made public by Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Anutin responded by pledging to introduce a new firearms control law.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Xi made his first-ever personal appearance at China’s flagship AI conference last week in Shanghai, pledging 5,000 free AI training slots to developing countries and launching a new “World AI Cooperation Organization.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Official data from the first quarter of 2026 shows that deforestation is at its lowest-ever rate this decade, with Lula pledging to eradicate the practice by 2030.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Irwin made speeches to his employees, pledging that he would pay them, but he couldn’t.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
