PLEDGE in a Sentence

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84 example sentences for PLEDGE, such as:

1. He pledged his gold watch to pay for her birthday gift.
2. The UN pledged to help supervise the clearance of mines.
3. The PM pledged to make life better for the poorest families.
4. It soon proved its efficacy, and redeemed the leech's pledge.
5. I am not here to make any promise, or give any pledge to anybody.

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 Meanings and Examples of PLEDGE
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pledge
 n.  promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
Classic Sentence: (51 in 4 pages)
1  Lady," said Cedric, "this beseems not; were further pledge necessary, I myself, offended, and justly offended, as I am, would yet gage my honour for the honour of Ivanhoe.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
2  And the lips that shall refuse to pledge me to his well-earned fame, I term false and dishonoured, and will so maintain them with my life.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
3  But no man ventured directly to gainsay a pledge filled to the health of the reigning monarch.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  Wert thou now in thy treasure-chamber at York, and were I craving a loan of thy shekels, it would be thine to dictate the time of payment, and the pledge of security.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
5  "Ay, but pledge me your knightly word for it," continued Wamba, as he approached with great caution.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
6  Malvoisin, then, acting as godfather of the champion, stepped forward, and laid the glove of the Jewess, which was the pledge of battle, at the feet of the Grand Master.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
7  It is very natural that the pledge of secrecy which we have exacted from you should have aroused your curiosity.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
8  We will drive in to Coombe Tracey, but Watson will leave his things as a pledge that he will come back to you.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13. Fixing the Nets
9  That was before he broke the pledge; but afterwards he would always take drink when he was ashore, and a little drink would send him stark, staring mad.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
10  I will pledge my life that whoever stole my papers could only have come through the door.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
11  Each member of the Cabinet was informed of it yesterday, but the pledge of secrecy which attends every Cabinet meeting was increased by the solemn warning which was given by the Prime Minister.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
12  It soon proved its efficacy, and redeemed the leech's pledge.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE INTERVIEW
13  I am not here to make any promise, or give any pledge to anybody.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
14  I am imperfectly consoled for this disappointment by the sacred pledge, the perished flower.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18. A RETROSPECT
15  That I could not absolutely pledge myself to like it, until I knew something more about it.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23. I CORROBORATE Mr. DICK, AND CHOOSE A PROFESSI...
Example Sentence: (33 in 3 pages)
16  The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production.
17  He pledged his gold watch to pay for her birthday gift.
18  Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike.
19  The UN pledged to help supervise the clearance of mines.
20  He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation.
21  Germany and France pledged to maintain the differential between their two currencies.
22  The PM pledged to make life better for the poorest families.
23  The two lovers pledged to stick by each other in fair weather or foul.
24  The minister has pledged his whole-hearted support for the scheme.
25  The government has pledged itself to wage a war against poverty and disease.
26  The government has pledged in return for IMF assistance to redouble its efforts to reform the economy.
27  Remember that income of the debtor may be pledged as security to another creditor.
28  Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai has delayed signing the deal, known as the Bilateral Security Agreement, which is needed to keep U.S. troops in the country beyond this year and secure billions of dollars in pledged aid funds.
29  The Socialist leader pledged to do all in his power to stamp out unrest two straight days of disturbances in which after 17 police were injured, some by shotgun pellets.
30  There were also pledges to soften the impact of the subsidy cuts on the poorer regions.