Sentence examples for making a vow from inspiring English sources

Some Democrats are saying the White House set itself up for the charges by making a vow that was bound to be difficult to keep and that would risk alienating its business supporters.

The Babylonians pledged to return borrowed objects and repay their debts at the start of each year, while the Romans kicked off January by making a vow to the god Janus (from whom the month takes its name).

Mia confounds him by actually living out the compassion and devotion Carter only talks about; worse still, from his point of view, she took a vow of chastity at the age of 13, and, unlike Carter, believes that the point of making a vow is that you keep it.

He said he was making a "vow to working people", adding: "No income tax raise, no VAT rise, no national insurance rise - that is our vow".

Edward only just escaped the heavy fighting, making a vow to found a Carmelite religious house at Oxford if he survived.

I regret not taking advantage of my exposure at a younger age, but am making a vow to try even harder now.

Magee made a vow to grab attention.

In hospital a few weeks later, Beeching made a vow.

I made a vow not to talk about it.

If you make a vow to offer up something to God, can you substitute something else?

I made a vow to keep up on the last frenzied page.