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verb

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as in to promise

to make a solemn declaration of intent she vowed to love him forever

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noun

ˈvau̇

as in promise

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something we need your vow that you won't damage anything while we're gone

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Marshall vowed that all firehouses will be open in the summer. —

Riley Rourke, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 There’s a saying in Jamaica Davis, elected unopposed in 2024, vows to keep pushing the issue. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026

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McCaughey is a Newsmax cable host who smiles big, talks fast and touts audacious promises — foremost among them, a vow to eliminate the income tax in Connecticut, an idea that was central to Republican Bob Stefanowski’s losing campaign for governor against Lamont in 2018. —

Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 The whisky priest, an alcoholic who has broken most of his vows, is the sole remaining active priest in the state. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vow

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Sunday marked only the first chapter, and an early test for a young, promising head coach.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The 18 million acre-feet was likely an overestimation of how much water there was even a century ago, but today’s river provides even less than the total amounts promised to states in 1922.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026