AVOWAL in a Sentence
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33 example sentences for AVOWAL, such as:
1. A false friend is worse than an avowed enemy.
2. It is a society in which homosexuality is rarely avowed.
3. Lana began to avow that she never meant to steal Debbie's boyfriend.
4. And the amazement and perplexity of Stepan Arkadyevitch at this avowal made her smile.
5. , and departed to Euston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express.
2. It is a society in which homosexuality is rarely avowed.
3. Lana began to avow that she never meant to steal Debbie's boyfriend.
4. And the amazement and perplexity of Stepan Arkadyevitch at this avowal made her smile.
5. , and departed to Euston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express.
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Meanings and Examples of AVOWAL
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avowal
n. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
Classic Sentence: (30 in 3 pages)
1 And when I received their cold answers and heard the harsh, unfeeling reasoning of these men, my purposed avowal died away on my lips.
2 He had striven to put a cheat upon himself by making the avowal of a guilty conscience, but had gained only one other sin, and a self-acknowledged shame, without the momentary relief of being self-deceived.
3 These words, which conveyed to Elinor a direct avowal of his love for her sister, affected her very much.
4 And the amazement and perplexity of Stepan Arkadyevitch at this avowal made her smile.
5 The water stood in my eyes to hear this avowal of his dependence; just as if a royal eagle, chained to a perch, should be forced to entreat a sparrow to become its purveyor.
6 This he considered sufficient encouragement; and the avowal of all that he felt, and had long felt for her, immediately followed.
7 While this dialogue was proceeding, Cedric was endeavouring to wring out of those who guarded him an avowal of their character and purpose.
8 The fact was, that Mr. Giles had not, at first, been able to bring his mind to the avowal, that he had only shot a boy.
9 Marius was stupefied by the novel situation which presented itself to him, to the point of addressing that man almost like a person who was angry with him for this avowal.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
10 In this avowal there was something more than acceptance of humiliation, there was acceptance of peril.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAIN
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAIN
11 Mrs. Hale drew a deep breath, as though her memory were eased of its long burden, and she had no more to say; but suddenly an impulse of complete avowal seized her.
12 , and departed to Euston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
13 The door was very strong, the lock excellent; the carpenter avowed he would have great trouble and have to do much damage, if force were to be used; and the locksmith was near despair.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
14 The nobles themselves, each fortified within his own castle, and playing the petty sovereign over his own dominions, were the leaders of bands scarce less lawless and oppressive than those of the avowed depredators.
15 The opinions which she felt strongly, she avowed boldly; and Cedric, who could not free himself from his habitual deference to her opinions, felt totally at a loss how to enforce his authority of guardian.
Example Sentence:
1 A false friend is worse than an avowed enemy.
2 It is a society in which homosexuality is rarely avowed.
3 Lana began to avow that she never meant to steal Debbie's boyfriend.