swore

[swawr, swohr]

verb

1. a simple past tense of swear.

swore

/ swɔː /

verb

1. the past tense of swear

Example Sentences

Federal officials, including the president’s Cabinet and members of Congress, all swore an oath to follow the Constitution and protect the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

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When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution.

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“The butlers searched all over the house, ma’am. They swore they didn’t see any mice.”

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Speaking as she swore in her new cabinet, Samia warned that the violence could "set the country back".

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"The constitution that I swore an oath to uphold and defend is no more," said Justice Athar Minallah in his resignation letter.

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Related Words

• affirm 
• assert 
• depose 
• testify 
• vow