vowed
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past participleof vow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
vownouna solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment. -
past tense formof vow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
vownouna solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment.
Example Sentences
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My husband and I went to see it anyway, and when the house lights came up we immediately vowed to stop others from making our mistake.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Since he became Fed chairman in May, Warsh has vowed to corral inflation that has run above the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The victorious campaigning group, Foxglove, vowed to refocus its efforts on challenging other data centre schemes across the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents Altadena, vowed to make accountability her goal as the board moves forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
When Lulu’s brother, Guillermo “Willy” Reyes, was captured by the Japanese, she vowed to find him.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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