ABJURE in a Sentence

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The protesting minority were forgotten in the throng which abjured and came; and the audience was almost as brilliant as the show.

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 Meanings and Examples of ABJURE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
abjure
 v.  renounce upon oath; abandon forever
Classic Sentence:
1  On receiving this the victim might either openly abjure his former ways, or might fly from the country.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
2  But there are passions of which a man cannot rid himself, seeing that they are born with him at his birth, and he has no power to abjure them.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
3  The protesting minority were forgotten in the throng which abjured and came; and the audience was almost as brilliant as the show.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 12
Example Sentence:
1  He will abjure his allegiance to the king.
2  Indeed, if many investors abjure the listing , those who hold their noses and take the plunge might make even more money.