vowing

present participle of vow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vowing The lawsuit, which was filed by Parton’s longtime manager Danny Nozell, accused Seaver of threatening violence and vowing to destroy the music icon’s legacy. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026 The festival’s homegrown talent strand, Premiére Brasil, has expanded into several sub-strands, with over 100 films vowing for the coveted Redentor Trophy. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 When the boss returns to the office vowing to send them all to jail, he is stunned to see the women have introduced job-sharing, flexible hours, and on-site child care. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz remained defiant on Sunday, vowing to press ahead with potentially painful reforms to Europe's biggest economy, after suffering a bruising electoral setback in two state elections. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 After initially vowing to fight NBA sanctions, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced Sunday the team will comply with the league ruling. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 But Chief Craig Buckley’s attempt to clamp down on misconduct has immediately sparked friction, with union leaders vowing to file a grievance and advising members to resist the measure as an unlawful overreach. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Chancellor Merz, who leads the center-right Christian Democrats, came to power vowing to weaken AfD, but was unable to deliver on his promise. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2026 House Democratic leadership is vowing repercussions for two centrists who blindsided Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) by joining with Republicans on Tuesday to force a vote on condemning socialism. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
Verb
  • The robotaxi industry has spent the better part of a decade promising that autonomous vehicles would remake urban transportation.
    — Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI unveiled a personal AI agent at its annual developer conference on Tuesday, joining a growing number of companies promising to make consumers' lives easier with virtual assistants.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • To back this massive bet, SoftBank has employed various financial leverage tools, including pledging a portion of its stake in Arm.
    — , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Five years later, Sheikh Hamad effectively broke the siege by visiting Gaza and pledging more than four hundred million dollars to reconstruction efforts there.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel’s guitar solo.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • After founding Jala in Florida five years ago, swearing it would not be a cookie-cutter Indian restaurant, Maax has decided to open a location in the KC metro.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Vowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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