How to Use pledge in a Sentence

pledge

1 of 2 noun

• He left his car as a pledge that he would return with the money.
• He has promised to fulfill a campaign pledge to cut taxes.
• To make a pledge or donation, please call the charity's office.
• The company has made a pledge of over $3,000.
• That is where the pledge comes in.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• Students write down a pledge not to cheat.
  — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
• That pledge faced its biggest test this year.
  — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
• But that pledge expires at the end of this year.
  — Sophia Newcomer, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
• Those pledges have been broken.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The pledges are big — but the gap is bigger.
  — Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• But the campaign was much more than just pledges.
  — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
• The pledges had to fight him, almost choke him out.
  — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• There’s no green theater here—no splashy pledges or posters on the wall.
  — Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• And Bronin should make a clear pledge to reject them.
  — Jillian Gilchrest, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
• But that pledge is not legally binding.
  — Mary Ramsey updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
• The pledge isn’t unifying any longer.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
• Spain was the only member that opted out of the pledge.
  — Domi Suskova, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
• Steed Pierce was in that first group invited to sign the pledge.
  — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
• The studio condemned the pledge.
  — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
• With pledges of this nature, the devil is the details.
  — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Each of those pledges comes with its own set of serious challenges.
  — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
• The stats were absurd for the LSU pledge.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
• That pledge was not merely an assertion of rights.
  — Trygve Throntveit, Time, 27 May 2026
• Trump does not always follow through on his campaign pledges.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
• The Guardian first reported on the pledge.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
• Quigley has carefully grown his own campaign, and made a clear pledge to run.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
• On his first day, Lowe was shown that Francona’s pledge wasn’t just talk.
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• The pledge is not a legally binding order.
  — Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
• Daniels is the 16th pledge to the U’s 2027 class.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
• Her second pledge is to build 72,000 homes in five years.
  — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

pledge

2 of 2 verb

• The chefs are pledged to keep the restaurant's special recipe a secret.
• He called to pledge money to the charity.
• Every morning, we pledge allegiance to the flag.
• During his campaign, he pledged that he would not raise taxes.
• He pledged his paintings as collateral for a loan.
• Trump had pledged to end the war in Ukraine in just 24 hours.
  — MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Dangote pledged to take the lead in building the plant.
  — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
• Democrats have pledged to withhold funds unless they are reined in.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
• District trustees have pledged no tax rate increase.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
• Bilton pledged in his memo not to move the show away from its core routines.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 June 2026
• City officials pledged to fix it.
  — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
• Each pledged his share to charity.
  — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
• For each shirt sold, Loewe pledged to make a donation to the fund.
  — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
• Gonzales has pledged to stay in the race and make his side of the story clear.
  — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
• The brand has also pledged to plant 10 trees for every pair sold.
  — Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023
• Powell has pledged not to leave the central bank until the probe is over.
  — Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
• The town has already pledged to appeal the ruling.
  — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
• The group pledged full obedience to the new leader.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
• Post prospect Joyce Isime Etute pledged to Texas last month.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
• The Bears have pledged only $2 billion; where will the rest come from?
  — Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
• Doesn’t Lee know our guy only pledges allegiance to his wife?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
• Zoe Saldaña pledged $2,500 a month.
  — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
• Xi has pledged to acquire the island, one way or another.
  — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
• Musk pledged up to a billion dollars to prevent that outcome.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
• Tosetti promised that the crew would be paid, pledging his own money to cover the debt.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026
• The homebuyer can’t trade the crypto assets once they have been pledged.
  — Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
• Several seemed inspired to pledge to meet a higher bar.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
• Hubbard pledged aggressive action to cut rates in the next year.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
• The move prompted many to pledge to stop supporting the business.
  — Evan Frank, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
• The store pledged to give customers 10% off the entire weekend.
  — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026