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
His July testimony will be videotaped and under oath.
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Graham Kates,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Colonists had to swear the oath of supremacy to the English monarch, which meant accepting the Church of England.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
His wife of 50 years, Paula Bruner, administered the oath.
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Noah Daly
june 16,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
The oaths that women swore in labor were concerned with this problem of parting one body from another.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Graham Kates,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Colonists had to swear the oath of supremacy to the English monarch, which meant accepting the Church of England.
—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
His wife of 50 years, Paula Bruner, administered the oath.
—
Noah Daly
june 16,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
The oaths that women swore in labor were concerned with this problem of parting one body from another.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for oath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oath
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Eighteen years later, the promise of a Swiftian wedding is finally coming true.
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The advertisement’s promise to hold data centers accountable was also extraordinary for another reason.
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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston shared vows in a private July 2000 ceremony in Malibu.
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Swift and Kelce are exchanging vows at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, according to the Associated Press.
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But its Defense Investment Plan has been repeatedly delayed as military leaders and Treasury officials wrangled over the cost, and critics said its pledge of a 15-billion-pound ($20-billion) boost to defense spending won’t be enough.
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Continue reading … POLICY PIVOT — Schools quietly remove gender identity pledge from LGBTQ training.
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“Oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oath. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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