How to Use renunciation in a Sentence

renunciation

noun
  • Their vows include renunciation of all wealth.
  • The renunciation of him and his work, no doubt, has some purpose.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2018
  • This was the start of my genuine renunciation.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Spencer says he was surprised by Miller’s renunciation of him.
    — William D. Cohan, The Hive, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
  • His decision not to empty his own wallets was an act of supreme renunciation.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The narrator seems to be in a period of renunciation in her life.
    — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The duo’s renunciation has its limits, though.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Rules have changed over decades, so some claims succeed while others face hurdles like formal renunciation.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Is the answer a multitude of languages or a renunciation of one?
    — Madeleine Schwartz Soneela Nankani Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Velu removed her gold earrings — an act of quiet renunciation in Tamil culture — and sent her home.
    — Longreads, 22 May 2018
  • Some say that my renunciation of English could be disastrous, that my escape could lead me into a trap.
    — Sigrid Nunez, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2021
  • For Amiri, this learning process advanced by a series of grand statements and renunciations.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The very public renunciation sent shock waves through the world of philanthropy, and both donors and institutions reeled.
    — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Or is its renunciation its own kind of aesthetic and political choice?
    — Mattie Kahn, ELLE, 13 June 2023
  • Its creation is meant to be a renunciation of everything Europeans have done wrong.
    — James Kirchick, Slate Magazine, 11 Apr. 2017
  • His life began to take shape as a series of bold strokes and renunciations, chosen at least in part for their symbolic significance.
    — Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • The philosopher, known for his great speeches on renunciation and clemency, is himself one of the richest men in ancient Rome.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In Sikhism, the ideal life of a person is neither abstinence nor renunciation, but rather a balanced life.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Both say that the divorce has nothing to do with their renunciation of Scientology.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • With Bob, there is a kind of ascetic renunciation in his suffering that borders on the spiritual.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • Keep in mind, though, that renunciation is considered permanent.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This new phase should be presented as a celebration of Europe’s achievements, not a renunciation of the project.
    — Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Now that total renunciation was no longer a requisite for membership, new faces began appearing at the temple.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
  • But that would require renunciation of the factionalism that has come to dominate our politics.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
  • Still Here’ The punch-drunk frustration here comes first as an ambiguous lament, then a clear renunciation of — who else — the president.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • But, for a family that has invested so much in burnishing its reputation in the art world, the symbolic renunciation must sting.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The red flag allows for renewal and renunciation, while the image of a smiling Sun alludes to triumph and accomplishment.
    — Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024

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