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Example sentences for: renunciation

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It is an act of renunciation that ennobles him in death and is undertaken solely due to the entreaty of his old pal Jerry Connelly (Pat O'Brien), who knows that asking Rocky to pretend he's a coward is the hardest favor he's ever sought.
George Wallace is castigated for both his racism and his superficial renunciation of it.
This restriction reinforces the notion of the imperial family as living descendents and representatives of the gods — despite the emperor’s renunciation of divinity announced as one of the terms of surrender at the end of World War II (when some people literally fainted upon hearing the emperor’s voice on the radio for the first time).
Foreign governments and the media were already inclined to interpret the vote as a renunciation of arms control and global engagement.
Another Times story added that "fears have been heightened by what looks like an American renunciation of any controls over its huge nuclear arsenal," and "the appearance that Americans are moving away from international agreements and responsibilities can also be alarming."