renounce
verb (used with object)
to give up or put aside voluntarily.
was renouncing
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past progressiveof renounce.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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That ploy appears to have worked — Barcelona has yet to lose in 13 games since Xavi said he was renouncing the final year of his contract.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
The two-way lineman from St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano announced on Twitter on Sunday night that he was renouncing his verbal pledge to the Trojans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2019
In 1988, President Reagan authorized the U-S to enter into a “substantive dialogue” with the Palestine Liberation Organization, after chairman Yasser Arafat said he was renouncing “all forms of terrorism.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
I have to wonder why Lucious didn’t try to kick Hakeem off the board after he started Lyon Dynasty and screamed about how he was renouncing his last name.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2016
He was renouncing his imprisonment, our authority, the entire system that had placed him there.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
