How to Use oath in a Sentence

oath

noun
  • He uttered an oath and walked away.
  • This is an oath meant to be taken with others.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • And each and every one of you took an oath to follow the law.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • They are bound by an oath to drop their day jobs and serve any time that there is a fire alert.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2021
  • There is no home office, so the oath now hangs on her bedroom wall.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Friends aren’t tied to us by blood, like family, or an oath, like a spouse.
    — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
  • That was the second time Poitier was asked to sign such an oath.
    — Jenn Dize, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2023
  • So much for his oath as president to keep our country safe from harm.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
  • Publicly attacking a judge would seem to be at odds with that oath.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Some senior members of both chambers will take an oath to the new king.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
  • All lawyers should also recall the oath taken when they were sworn in.
    — Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Thomas delivered the oath to Warsh.
    — Jeff Cox,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 May 2026
  • At one point, the prosecutor held up a copy of the oath lawyers take and tore it in half.
    — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
  • That's what the oath says—foreign and domestic.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps that should be a solemn oath for all AI makers.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Shosha had given me a holy oath never to divulge my plans to anyone.
    — The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
  • These are two guys that have sworn an oath and their lives over to protect the royal family.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • Then, every senator must sign the oath book at the front of the chamber in groups of four.
    — Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Members of these boards and commissions, state or local, they are bound by their oath.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
  • So far, a new oath ceremony has not been scheduled.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This song is strictly for the hardcore, a note passed in secrecy from fan to fan, kept as an oath.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • It is also been a chance to hear some of the industry’s leaders under oath.
    — Hillel Italie, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • In the spirit of the Hippocratic oath, first do no harm.
    — Behnam Ben Taleblu, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Registered voters — who take an oath to follow the law — must do the counting.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In the photo, a young Nathen is seen next to Willie taking an oath in court.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • During the service, Charles put his hand on the bible and took the coronation oath.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • To uphold the principles of his Starfleet oath and save an alien race, Capt.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • This oath, to me, means taking care of myself and always being prepared.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Thompson said the statement was written under oath.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • The answer is, because the money doesn’t come with a loyalty oath.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025

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