Sentence examples for point of renouncing from inspiring English sources

It's also a paradox, coming from a monarch who is supposedly on the point of renouncing his own divine right.

There he scrounged for day labor and bunked in flophouses with eight men to a room, all the while seeking to minimize contact with other people, to the point of renouncing sex ("Any deficiencies in my sex life are a small price to pay for the pleasure of living apart from my fellow man").

He also made a point of renouncing his hectic lifestyle, giving up alcohol and coffee.

That day in 2002, I pointed out the absurdity of renouncing a claim that my own file said I did not have.

Given the choice of renouncing his wife publicly or facing the death sentence for adultery, he renounced.

Mr So has begun the process of renouncing his Canadian citizenship.

Her life became a public tragedy of renounced love.

At one point, Nora renounces God, who she feels failed her.

"There's an element of renouncing," says Maitrivajri, before pointing out the designer concrete light fittings and big globe lightbulbs, which add a touch of boutique chic to the transcendental experience.

Each of the last four years has seen new record numbers of Americans renouncing their U.S. citizenship.

In recent years, the number of Americans renouncing their citizenship has increased.