How To Use Disown In A Sentence

Yes, he disowns his mother and his wife attempted suicide as a result of being publicly slandered by him, but we also know how much he cares about his daughter.
Both bearings are founded on what is called canting heraldry, a species of art disowned by the writers on the science, yet universally made use of by those who practise the art of blazonry. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
He was disowned by his family after his arrest. The Sun
Family members would disown you if they knew you watched it.
Unprofitable contracts can be ended, and property burdened with onerous obligations disowned.

I expected to be thrown out on the street, and to be disowned by my family.
My family would disown me if they knew. The Sun
He attributes the term to a US socialist, but he disowns authorship.
Michael Wincott plays his brother who disowns him.
The trust of the disinherited was further shattered and disowned by the disingenuous attitude of the state.
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
He blows up, and in impassioned language forswears and disowns Rosalia, the five children, and all memory of them and responsibility for them, forever and forever. Lawgivers
I believe that people tend to "disown" their ailments. Health Insurance Puzzle, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“ 'Well, since I am disowned, and relegated to the sweepings,' the old man begins, draped in his sayon, and with a majesty that frightens us, 'you shall hear the crow sing!' Frederic Mistral
Thus we have evidence of the existence in pre-Buddhist India of rites and beliefs — the latter chiefly of the kind called animistic — disowned for the most part by the Buddhists and only tolerated by the Brahmans. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
He said that he could no more "disown" his pastor than he could disown "my white grandmother -- a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me. Carol Felsenthal: Obama Should Celebrate the Women Who Raised Him
When Quaker tea merchant Joseph Fry went bankrupt in 1828 his monthly meeting disowned him.
He says he loves me but cannot leave her because his family would disown him. The Sun
Last week he was finally kicked out of the band he founded and he has been disowned by nearly all of his family.
We're happy but his family have disowned him. The Sun
When I got pregnant my family disowned me and life was hard. The Sun
My children are in the process of acquiring - as did their parents - some of the least utilitarian degrees out there and it would be unmotherly to disown them.
S. troop positions in the other. Surely there are better, less insinuating ways to cover up or apologize for a drunken photo than legally disowning your name.
Shamed by association, Kashua's relatives disowned her.
Clinton's group of supporters are a people who find it easier to "disown" their own family members if they are upset with them. Obama still struggles with some Democrats
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
The man who murdered the girl is no son of mine. I disown him.
The man was so cruel that his friends disowned him.
His family disowned him for converting, and his life has been difficult since. Christianity Today
Probably once Jessica was disowned from the family she was simultaneously fired from the job.
My notes say that it is "a cross between the song of the chewink and that of dickcissel," and I shall stand by that assertion until I find good reason to disown it -- should that time ever come. Birds of the Rockies
I couldn't "disown" Wright without disowning half my family, most of my friends, 90% of my acquaintences and almost all public figures who have ever spoken with their conscious or unconscious fears and prejudices and reactions giving voice to painful personal perspectives. Obama: Pleeze Don't Throw Me In the Briar Patch...
In the latter, a meatpacker disowns his own brother for crossing the picket line.
Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.
Friends and family will disown me if I leave my wife given the current situation. The Sun
My family will disown me upon hearing the news that I surrendered.
But he could not escape the marriage because he would be disowned by his family. The Sun
Recently we have been told how he and Sophie were now shot of each other with residual bitterness on both sides, with her predictably now disowning all previous suggestions he was innocent of his drugs test or had drinks spiked.
There were unconfirmed reports in local media that some members of her family had disowned her. Times, Sunday Times
To see the smile on the face of children who were disfigured, disendowed, left to themselves, and disowned by parents is just one wonderful thing. Tata Chairman's $5 Million Smiles
About the same time his family disowned him and he was stripped of his Saudi citizenship.
Will he disown his own son? The Sun
The riches he swallowed he shall disgorge ; God shall compel his belly to disown them.
The present king disowns indeed all knowledge of a dangerous aitu; he declares the souls of the unburied were only wanderers in limbo, lacking an entrance to the proper country of the dead, unhappy, nowise hurtful. In the South Seas
She disowned her religious belief.
Your next message to me is likely to be you feeling sorry for yourself because you've been dumped by your girlfriend and disowned by your family. The Sun
I actually think Obama's hesitation to immediately "disown" his former pastor shows backbone and loyalty. Poll of polls: Obama losing ground
He's warned him that, if he gets involved in violent extremism, the family will disown him…
-- I'll disown you, I'll disinherit you, I'll unget you! and damn me! if ever I call you Jack again! The Rivals A Comedy
You work with your partner until each one of you no longer has any emotional charge on any of your five "disowned" words. Tabby Biddle: The Anti-Affirmation
He says he will do anything to win me back but I know my family will disown me if we get together again. The Sun
To make it worse, my parents saw her as being below our family, so they disowned me the day I married her.
The riches he swallowed he shall disgorge ; God shall compel his belly to disown them.
Having invented nu-metal - and then disowned it - they continue to exist in a bubble of eternal rage and existential angst. Times, Sunday Times
His on-off relationship with a famous actress results in the birth of a son whom Ellis promptly disowns.
My family didn't disown us but they wouldn't come near us because he was there.
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
They wandered past the sandwich shop, a raggle-taggle band of urban warriors, uniformed and disaffected, disillusioned, disowned.
Since Mary is also described as having a boylike grace of movement, even the least jaded attention is inevitably drawn to what is apparently being disowned. Great Scot
What’s discourteous is to expect the host country and its citizens to disown its own symbols at any time and any place. The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy
When aked why did he defend his pastor, then two weeks later disown him, his answer was "It was the right thing to say at the time". On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
Frankly, I'm not surprised her family disowned her.
Will he disown his own son? The Sun
When Mark Penn went on Hardball, purportedly to disown Shaheen’s aspersions, he instead sharpened them by using the word cocaine on air. Big Girls Don’t Cry
Neither do you disown a book that provided ideas and impulses to a generation of political science professionals.
Born with a legal claim to honour and to affluence, he was in two months illegitimated by the Parliament, and disowned by his mother, doomed to poverty and obscurity, and launched upon the ocean of life only that he might be swallowed by its quicksands, or dashed upon its rocks. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1
I cannot disown them becausewe were on the same side and foughtfor the same cause, namely law and order as we saw it, and also to ensure that this country would not be made ungovernable. ANC Daily News Briefing
In one of his books, he writes, "For the other 95 percent of the world's population, conversion to Jesus Christ often means disowning, disinheritance, expulsion, arrest, and even death. Walid Zafar: Ergun Caner, Ex-Muslim Evangelical Leader, Exposed As Fake
My mother was disowned by her family; they held a wake for her and acted as if she was dead. Times, Sunday Times
His words were that you ill-used me and then utterly disowned us.
He did the donkey work and the dirty work, and sat back dismissively as his country, or rather its patrician rulers, disowned him.
The supreme need of the arriviste is to be able to disown and forget those who have helped him so far. Cruel and Unusual
Born with a legal claim to honour and to affluence, he was, in two months, illegitimated by the parliament, and disowned by his mother, doomed to poverty and obscurity, and launched upon the ocean of life, only that he might be swallowed by its quicksands, or dashed upon its rocks. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II
As is often the wont of those who have succeeded through factional alliances, when ambition calls, the instinct is to disown your own and condemn others.
Right now my family has disowned me. Times, Sunday Times
He infects his wife and disowns her for acquiring it.
Playing the Race Card and Understanding Who Stacked the Deck yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Playing the Race Card and Understanding Who Stacked the Deck'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: When Barack Obama gave his speech "A More Perfect Union", the public was treated to something different and almost hypnotic; a politician who didn\'t duck the issue, "disown" his pastor for remarks that shocked many Americans. Playing the Race Card and Understanding Who Stacked the Deck
Just to be clear, there is a reason that all human beings are capable of psychological projection, which is the emotional technique of attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to someone else in order to 'disown' those feelings. Archive 2009-05-01
While the former boldly exposed the unseemly behind the scene activities of some DMK/pro DMK elements, before the CM himself, publicly, Mr Rajni was seen clapping in the meeting but later disowned the contents of Ajith's charge .. then met the CM to 'dispell' any misgivings .. what is all this? Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
I don't know what he said but my biological father called me and said that his son had disowned him. The Sun
So, it's no wonder these white voters can say they'll "disown" their own party if Obama is the nominee. Obama still struggles with some Democrats
It was wonderful but I think our family would disown us completely if they knew. The Sun
My family would not disown me. Times, Sunday Times
He lives with his uncle, a minor aristocrat who has blown everything except his title, and his wife, who has been disowned by her family.
There were unconfirmed reports in local media that some members of her family had disowned her. Times, Sunday Times
We're happy but his family have disowned him. The Sun
My family would not disown me. Times, Sunday Times
One man was disowned by his family when he married a woman they didn't approve of.
I'm sure your friends will feign interest for two seconds the quickly disown you if you purchase a pair to show off.
‘If I did I would be disowning my family,’ she shuddered obviously thinking of the consequences.
He says he loves me but cannot leave her because his family would disown him. The Sun
The studio publicly disowned the film and briefly banned it from its own cinemas.
Hence, where Mr. Obama is concerned, his refusal to "disown" Reverend Wright based on his ludicrous claim that he had not been "present" for any of such sermons makes this an issue of honesty, not race, of political expediency not moral courage. Sylvia Welsh: Honesty Not Race, Expediency Not Courage
I don't know what he said but my biological father called me and said that his son had disowned him. The Sun
Your next message to me is likely to be you feeling sorry for yourself because you've been dumped by your girlfriend and disowned by your family. The Sun
When he tried to bring a lawsuit against the clergy, his family disowned him.
The trust of the disinherited was further shattered and disowned by the disingenuous attitude of the state.
He was disowned by his family after his arrest. The Sun
It's for a local charity dealing with soup-kitchens, the homeless, and disowned and dispossessed around the area.
The person and cause of the Pretender were become contemptible; his title disowned throughout Europe; his party disbanded in England. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)
She said her family would disown her. The Sun
But lots of under-age girls believe their families will disown them if they find out they are pregnant, and most are wrong.
The founder of the Clan supposedly wasexiled 1, 500 years ago from Ireland because he was a hothead whom his familydisowned for embroiling them in fights.
When I got pregnant my family disowned me and life was hard. The Sun
The spokesperson disowned a published statement.
I said something about mind games, and he disowned any likeness to another guy that had made me think he was interested in me when he was just looking for a make-out buddy.
If you behave like that in front of my friends again, I'll disown you!
Or if the animal is on a lead, the owner stands apart as far as he can, looking away, thus making an attempt to disown it.
Saying no would mean my family would disown me and I had to prepare myself for that. The Sun
His family and friends disown him as a wastrel and a bum.
Frankly, I'm not surprised her family disowned her.
Sirius is a daredevil, attention seeking and deeply loyal man, who, to quote Rowling "never bothered having a girlfriend" and was disowned from the Anicient and Most Noble House of Black for disgracing the family name ... The Harry Potter subtext debate
His family disowned him when he got with me because they thought we were too young. The Sun
However, the author is sore that he has been disowned by Marathi literary purists.
She said her family would disown her. The Sun
The Christmas season was upon us and all I had was my disowned sister and moody boyfriend.
Saying no would mean my family would disown me and I had to prepare myself for that. The Sun
They disowned his doctrine.
And now her family have disowned her, who will be there for her when the years begin to catch up? The Sun
My family would disown me if they knew. The Sun
Hillary, betrayed her trust, she did not "disowned" him. Moore: Clinton is trying to scare voters
At one point everyone repairs to a tawdry nightclub where Marianne is discovered posing naked by the father who has disowned her.
It was wonderful but I think our family would disown us completely if they knew. The Sun
& then everyone will fail to appear. & then you will start to talk to yourself. & just then you will notice that whatever you wanted to forget all those years but wanted to tell now in the voice you disowned is already forgotten. your doctor has seen you; not mengele, not goebbels — dr. alzheimer. Mark terrill | part II germany « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
Some of us disown these qualities on a conscious level, and project them on to some one else.
It's a little late for Obama to express such outrage, especially since Wright isn't saying anything new, and especially after Obama told us all that he cannot "disown" Wright. Obama says he's 'outraged' with pastor's comments
And now her family have disowned her, who will be there for her when the years begin to catch up? The Sun
It is a tag he disowns.
His family disowned him when he got with me because they thought we were too young. The Sun
Little wonder that your parents disowned you and that now your current beef with life is that you were disinherited from a very sizable and impressive Treuter family estate. Are Urban Lobster’s $11 Specials Worth the Extra Buck? | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
He says he will do anything to win me back but I know my family will disown me if we get together again. The Sun
This displaced mourning makes the unmothered daughter assume the burden of the mother's disowned grief.
Since 1960, Kubrick has virtually disowned the film.
Milton's father was a prosperous merchant, despite the fact that he had been disowned by his family when he converted from Catholicism to Protestantism.
(That was not my parish ... but .... truly, I felt "disowned" by my own kind.) TV Ad Running In Wisconsin Attacks Obama For Allegedly Letting Babies Die
If I divorce him my family will disown me. The Sun
The person and cause of the Pretender were become contemptible; his title disowned throughout Europe, his party disbanded in England. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc.
Jane's mother was disowned because she married beneath her class, and after a year of marriage both parents caught the typhus fever in the curacy where Jane's father worked.
My mother was disowned by her family; they held a wake for her and acted as if she was dead. Times, Sunday Times
Although Brendel generally does not look kindly upon his distant discographical past (he apparently "disowns" his world-premiere Prokofiev Fifth Concerto that closes disc 35), he certainly has little for which to apologize here, musically and pianistically speaking. AvaxHome RSS:
She disowned her religious belief.
Therefore I disown what I have said and repent in dust and ashes.
If I divorce him my family will disown me. The Sun
Under the sheer weight of numbers, grandparents, aunts and uncles have begun to disown their own.
Anthony the son, had to address Captain Absolute the father, in the words of the dramatist: "I'll disown you; I'll unget you; I'll never call you Jack again!" the humour of the situation appealed too strongly to the audience, and more laughter than Sheridan had ever contemplated was stirred by the scene. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character
Such feelings are intensely felt, but conflict with a fantasized self-perfection "I am more compassionate", "I am more loving", "I am a better person" cause them to be "disowned" and conveniently placed on the object of the envy, rage or hate. Archive 2009-03-01
She said her family had "disowned" him and believed him to be mentally ill. Holocaust Museum Shooting In Washington D.C.
He'll disown me, hire thousands of assassins to torture me, tear out my innards, gouge my eyes, stab me in my gut, tear me apart limb to limb, then kill me.
In an extraordinary volte-face, David Cameron will disown the media tycoon by leading his party through the lobbies to urge him to drop the bid. Rupert Murdoch facing BSkyB defeat as parties unite in call to drop takeover
His family disowned him for converting, and his life has been difficult since. Christianity Today
This is simply part of their gradual distancing from the coalition and an attempt to disown a difficult or unpopular policy. Times, Sunday Times
But he could not escape the marriage because he would be disowned by his family. The Sun
Friends and family will disown me if I leave my wife given the current situation. The Sun
In his sleep, without a word being spoken, he reaches out and says to me: Even if the whole world disowns you, you're still my big brother and I will always look up to you.
We prefer to think of ourselves as healthy and indestructible, and we disown our ailments and frailties.
Right now my family has disowned me. Times, Sunday Times
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
Newton learned to exploit the commercial press by secretly publishing his works and disowning them as piracies.
When Quaker tea merchant Joseph Fry went bankrupt in 1828 his monthly meeting disowned him.
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.

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