Sentence examples for were vowed from inspiring English sources

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were vowed

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To make a vow; to promise.

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In ancient Greece sacrifices were vowed to Athena, Zeus, Artemis, and other gods in return for victory in battle.

Most of these idioms were connected to female temple dancers known as devadasis, a legendary caste surrounded in moral controversies (some were concubines, some were vowed to chastity, some dwindled into prostitution) and now virtually defunct.

He said that he and others at the Port Authority, the owners of the trade center, took threats made by the 1993 bombers very seriously, recalling that more attacks were vowed.

For a while, it seemed to have an effect – reforms were vowed, investments pledged, an uneasy truce declared.

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Others were vowing to protect their homes and businesses.

Even on Tuesday, Republicans were vowing not to give up.

She's vowed this nonviolence thing".

He's vowed to protect Social Security.

As a network leader, he's vowed never to embarrass a worker publicly.

He's vowed to hunt them down, and may make some substitutions if necessary.

He's vowed $60 billion in infrastructure spending over the same period.

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