Sentence examples similar to renounce something from inspiring English sources

The iPhone abandoned in the sand is a clear image of renouncing something that we haven't always had.

Crucially, the language no longer insists that the White House certify that Iran has fully renounced terrorism, something the administration felt was an impractical obstacle designed to scupper the talks.

In the first case, she has to give up her own lived experience; in the second, she must renounce her claim to say something of general validity.

And however much Manguso wishes to renounce narrative in favour of something more instinctual and impressionistic, she ends up telling the story of how she lost a friend and found a husband.

Picciolini tells me that he's seen 40-something KKK members renounce their beliefs, so why not stay optimistic?

He earned a reputation for being a revolutionary and generous teacher who inspired students to renounce painting and view art as something that happens in the brain.

There is all of that, but the main thing is, we should renounce not because what we are renouncing is something dirty, or something evil or really evil incarnate, but because really there is no such thing as evil.

He decided to renounce his vows and go to war – something monks are allowed to do only when the faith itself is threatened – actions that led to the Chinese torturing his mother to death.

We don't want to scare regular patrons away with something so punchy that they renounce their season tickets.

If you do renounce your original citizenship, it's not something you can get back easily.

The first is to renounce high responsibilities; the second to deny oneself or someone else something; the third to abolish by an official proclamation.