reneged; reneging
reneger
noun
Examples of renege in a Sentence
They had promised to pay her tuition but later reneged.
my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning
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The move comes after the Cantrell administration reneged on a deal to help fill some of that gap.
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Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump has frozen federal funding for clean energy and withdrawn the United States from global climate accords, reneging on commitments to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
Tina Klein-Baker, Toni Sallie and Alexia Norton Jones stated in filings this month with New York County Supreme Court that Simmons had reneged on payments agreed upon as part of confidential settlements that each of the women entered into separately with Simmons in 2023.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Cohen counter-sued a month later, seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed and alleging that Fortress had reneged on an agreement to extend the loan.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump has frozen federal funding for clean energy and withdrawn the United States from global climate accords, reneging on commitments to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
Tina Klein-Baker, Toni Sallie and Alexia Norton Jones stated in filings this month with New York County Supreme Court that Simmons had reneged on payments agreed upon as part of confidential settlements that each of the women entered into separately with Simmons in 2023.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Cohen counter-sued a month later, seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed and alleging that Fortress had reneged on an agreement to extend the loan.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Renege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renege. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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