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renege on

VERB
  1. fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
    She backed out of her promise

How To Use renege on In A Sentence

  • Following England's World Cup debacle, the site became part of a wider charge sheet that suggested Capello had lost the sure-footedness that guided the team to qualification, amid questions about his decision to renege on an earlier promise not to pick injured players, to take those in form to South Africa and his aloof style. Capello Index risks clash with Premier League as fiasco escalates
  • In the programme 'Buyer Beware', Primetime Investigates outlined some serious problems encountered by buyers, sellers and householders, including: bidding against themselves as estate agents make up fake prices to push up the price of a property, fake bidders being used in auctions, high fees being charged for services by property management agencies and 'gazumping', where sellers renege on a sale agreement and then sell for a higher price. Politics.ie
  • Equally the constituents face the dilemma that the ruler at some point may renege on his promises and confiscate the accumulated wealth of his constituents.
  • Allowing homeowners, for instance, to renege on mortgage debts in bankruptcy would have pushed banks to modify more loans, but weakened fragile banks.
  • He hoped Dinwiddie would not renege on his promises and make his situation “worse by taking away the only perquisite I have.” George Washington’s First War
  • To come back and renege on her promise, on her vow, and want to run for a second term, I think a true leader should not be a dribbler. Liberian Opposition Candidate Johnson Back on Campaign Trail
  • As the developer lurched toward bankruptcy, Prudential tried to renege on the deal.
  • The problem arises where, in this situation, the principal instead wants to renege on the transaction.
  • The life insurer was forced last week to renege on its pledge.
  • That leaves only two expedients - just print lots of new money, and inflate away the value of the benefits; or renege on Social Security's promises.
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