swear to
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
With a certain visa, people must swear to their intent to marry within 90 days of arrival on foreign shores.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
“I swear to God, I’m going to stop everything and just design homes. I’m not kidding,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
I swear to God, it was sitcom-esque timing, but it really happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
No federal precedent, and nothing in her oath of office, exempts her from the code of ethics, federal pleading rules, or the rule of law all attorneys swear to uphold.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Her defiant look changes to one of naked fear, and I swear to myself.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
