How to Use oath in a Sentence

oath

noun
  • He uttered an oath and walked away.
  • The more than 130 men who took the oath with them cheered.
    Sam Roberts, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The oath: King Charles will swear to uphold the Church of England and the law.
    Town & Country, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And each and every one of you took an oath to follow the law.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • That was the second time Poitier was asked to sign such an oath.
    Jenn Dize, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2023
  • They are bound by an oath to drop their day jobs and serve any time that there is a fire alert.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The monarch swears an oath to uphold both the law and the Church of England, and the Archbishop anoints the monarch with holy oil.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • At one point, the prosecutor held up a copy of the oath lawyers take and tore it in half.
    Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
  • During the service, Charles put his hand on the bible and took the coronation oath.
    Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • At the Met, Cherelle Parker took the oath, Philly's first female mayor, the city could boast.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Then, every senator must sign the oath book at the front of the chamber in groups of four.
    Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
  • For Hal has sworn the oath of every Green Lantern—that no evil will escape his sight.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • She is scheduled to take the oath of office on Tuesday.
    Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2021
  • There is no home office, so the oath now hangs on her bedroom wall.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
  • In the photo, a young Nathen is seen next to Willie taking an oath in court.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Friends aren’t tied to us by blood, like family, or an oath, like a spouse.
    Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Luke keeps his oath not to fight, but Aemond rushes at him.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Some senior members of both chambers will take an oath to the new king.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
  • All lawyers should also recall the oath taken when they were sworn in.
    Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The new monarch also swore an oath before the Privy Council to preserve the Church of Scotland.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Publicly attacking a judge would seem to be at odds with that oath.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Publicly attacking a judge would seem to be at odds with that oath.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The voters, too, will judge Biden’s fidelity to his oath to enforce the law before the year is out.
    The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • When he was sworn in as a member of the Michigan Bar, Morrow was the one to administer the oath.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Such an oath is required of the state office Evans won in November 2020 and briefly held.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • This song is strictly for the hardcore, a note passed in secrecy from fan to fan, kept as an oath.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • After Rogers led the two men through the citizenship oath, the crowd cheered loudly.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • These are two guys that have sworn an oath and their lives over to protect the royal family.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts.
    Mike Levine, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But, if duty to their oaths does not move them, the raw chaos of the last five days should certainly substitute as motivation.
    The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025

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