How to Use renounce in a Sentence

renounce

verb
  • He renounced his old way of life.
  • Many of his former supporters have renounced him.
  • Even the frogs seemed to want to renounce their noisy bodies.
    — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2023
  • McHugh has since left the alt-right and renounced some of her past views.
    — chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • He is brought to his knees and pressured to renounce his beliefs.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But what happens when the friend that renounces love with you finds it for herself?
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Dec. 2023
  • While some people have renounced their ways, some never will.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Could never renounce the man, not his father, who had saved him that summer.
    — Tiphanie Yanique, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
  • And the two men have not, to date, renounced their ties to Gaffney, Gabriel, and the rest.
    — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 27 Mar. 2018
  • But Youngkin did not go out of his way to renounce Trumpism either.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021
  • But for some former citizens, the price to renounce that status has long been steep.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • As part of the deal, the investment firm agreed to renounce its claims on Telegram.
    — Darren Loucaides, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022
  • But will the wealthy willingly join a movement to renounce their unearned perks?
    — Anjali Enjeti, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Then, three years later, she was forced to renounce daily control of the Reds.
    — Amber Hunt, Cincinnati.com, 18 June 2020
  • This isn’t the first time Shelby has publicly renounced Moore.
    — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 10 Dec. 2017
  • The rush to renounce Chavez also happened in other states.
    — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Its constitution renounces the right to wage war as a means of settling such disputes.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The race’s queen has decided to renounce her throne … probably.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • O'Connor is not the only beauty queen who has renounced her title in recent months.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
  • She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
  • Anyone in the culture who is calling for a cessation of stereotypes has to renounce them in full.
    — Author: Carolyn Hax, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2018
  • Everyone on earth has to renounce their wish, meaning that she would be forced to live without Steve once again.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The Coyotes renounced his rights 22 days after he was drafted.
    — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Remain loyal for the sake of family, or renounce in the name of principle?
    — Lucinda Rosenfeld, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2017
  • In and out of prison, most of them would publicly renounce Manson after years of therapy or church or both.
    — Joe Mozingo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
    — Karen Lema, Reuters, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Andrew already had been convinced to renounce his Duke of York title.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Hamas has yet to accept key parts of that proposal, to include renouncing power and giving up all its arms.
    — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In their only heart-to-heart as a couple, Nick tries to convince Eden to renounce her actions.
    — refinery29.com, 4 July 2018

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