Example Sentences

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Mr Sarwar said it was "shameful" that the government was abdicating responsibility.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

In 2012, the Washington Supreme Court ruled the state was abdicating its duty to amply fund public education for the state’s 1 million schoolchildren.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2019

As his career approached its close, McCain worried that the Senate was abdicating its constitutional responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 28, 2018

Earlier this week, the King announced that he was abdicating the throne in favor of his son, Prince Felipe.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2014

Seraphitus was abdicating his manly strength, and his looks were losing their too keen insight.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de