as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
I need your oath that you won't do anything until I've had time to make a decision
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Recent Examples of oath
But, if duty to their oaths does not move them, the raw chaos of the last five days should certainly substitute as motivation.
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The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
After authorities responded with mass arrests, weavers formed clandestine committees and took secret oaths.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Can all the nations of earth undertake a kumbaya oath and as one devise and shape where AI is going?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Many justified their compliance by insisting the oath had no bearing on their teaching or research.
—Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
After authorities responded with mass arrests, weavers formed clandestine committees and took secret oaths.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Can all the nations of earth undertake a kumbaya oath and as one devise and shape where AI is going?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Many justified their compliance by insisting the oath had no bearing on their teaching or research.
—Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oath
Noun
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When a phone promises improved battery life that is usually a vote-winner.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Fans at the benefit gig were told to stay for a special guest after Walker’s set, with the promise of another surprise appearance alongside him and Nina Nesbitt, the BBC reports.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
3 May 2025
Noun
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But Francis, who had taken a vow of poverty as a Jesuit priest, typically shunned the trappings of papal luxury.—
Aryn Baker,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The duo, who met during a Wisconsin basketball game on March 26, 2015, later exchanged vows over a year later on July 6, 2016.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Johnson, with the low-income housing coalition, said shrinking HUD funding could undermine the Trump administration's pledge to build affordable housing on federal lands.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Graham added that the number of co-sponsors would reach at least 67, enough to override a potential veto from President Donald Trump, who faces mounting pressure to deliver on his campaign pledge to end the war in Ukraine.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oath. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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