Sentence examples for but abdicated from inspiring English sources

8Edward VIII succeeded upon the death of his father, George V, on Jan . 20 , 1936but abdicated on Dec. 11, 1936, before coronation.

Shortly thereafter, he announced the adoption of Trajan as his successor, and with this decision all but abdicated.

The U.S. matched the Saudi contribution to ISI, but abdicated its responsibility to see where the money was going.

In the case of every monarch since and including George IV, at least one year has passed between accession and coronation, with the exception of George VI, whose predecessor did not die but abdicated.

True, but many doctors, it turns out, have largely abdicated that responsibility -- they rarely know what a drug costs, and as Shepherd mentioned, many learn about the properties of a given drug not from the medical literature but from company salesmen, who are paid to tell one-sided stories.

This monk may or may not be the Emperor Carlos V, the abdicated father of Philip II (Verdi could never decide), but it seems appropriate that he is.

(The United States has abdicated it).

"Politicians", said Johnson, "have frankly abdicated things that frankly should be within their power on immigration" – a sentiment steeped in generous ambiguity but clearly aimed, somehow, at the Home Secretary.

In 2013 Ḥamad abdicated in favour of his son Sheikh Tamim.

In 889 Boris, whose faith apparently was deep and genuine, abdicated to enter a monastery.

He told me that the agency had "simply abdicated" its responsibility.