reneged; reneging
reneger
noun
Examples of renege in a Sentence
They had promised to pay her tuition but later reneged.
my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning
Recent Examples on the Web
Money from the Guggenheim Foundation enabled Moore to sign a contract for a translation of all twelve books of Jean de La Fontaine’s Fables (1668-94) without accepting an advance, but her mother’s death intervened and then the publisher reneged on the contract.
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Susan Gubar
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
In the weeks since the fragile detente, Washington has accused Beijing of slow-walking approvals for rare earth exports and reneging on its promise made in Geneva, with Trump expressing increasing urgency to speak to his Chinese counterpart to iron things out.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
But the Trump Administration has accused China of reneging on the terms by curbing exports of rare earth minerals used by American manufacturers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 June 2025
Trump wrote in a social media post that said China had reneged on a deal that paused retaliatory tariffs between that country and the U.S.
Stock futures fell Friday morning on the heels of Trump’s statement.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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Susan Gubar
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
In the weeks since the fragile detente, Washington has accused Beijing of slow-walking approvals for rare earth exports and reneging on its promise made in Geneva, with Trump expressing increasing urgency to speak to his Chinese counterpart to iron things out.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
But the Trump Administration has accused China of reneging on the terms by curbing exports of rare earth minerals used by American manufacturers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 June 2025
Trump wrote in a social media post that said China had reneged on a deal that paused retaliatory tariffs between that country and the U.S.
Stock futures fell Friday morning on the heels of Trump’s statement.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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“Renege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renege. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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