How to Use oath in a Sentence

oath

noun

• He uttered an oath and walked away.
• The more than 130 men who took the oath with them cheered.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• The oath: King Charles will swear to uphold the Church of England and the law.
  — Town & Country, 6 Apr. 2023
• And each and every one of you took an oath to follow the law.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
• That was the second time Poitier was asked to sign such an oath.
  — Jenn Dize, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2023
• The monarch swears an oath to uphold both the law and the Church of England, and the Archbishop anoints the monarch with holy oil.
  — Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• At one point, the prosecutor held up a copy of the oath lawyers take and tore it in half.
  — Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2022
• During the service, Charles put his hand on the bible and took the coronation oath.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
• Then, every senator must sign the oath book at the front of the chamber in groups of four.
  — Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• For Hal has sworn the oath of every Green Lantern—that no evil will escape his sight.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
• In the photo, a young Nathen is seen next to Willie taking an oath in court.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
• Friends aren’t tied to us by blood, like family, or an oath, like a spouse.
  — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
• Luke keeps his oath not to fight, but Aemond rushes at him.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
• Some senior members of both chambers will take an oath to the new king.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
• All lawyers should also recall the oath taken when they were sworn in.
  — Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
• The new monarch also swore an oath before the Privy Council to preserve the Church of Scotland.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022
• The voters, too, will judge Biden’s fidelity to his oath to enforce the law before the year is out.
  — The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Such an oath is required of the state office Evans won in November 2020 and briefly held.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
• This song is strictly for the hardcore, a note passed in secrecy from fan to fan, kept as an oath.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
• After Rogers led the two men through the citizenship oath, the crowd cheered loudly.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
• These are two guys that have sworn an oath and their lives over to protect the royal family.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2024
• Stern Pinball The blood oath marker mounted on the left side is a nice touch that doesn’t interact with the ball.
  — Aurich Lawson, Ars Technica, 7 May 2024
• So much for his oath as president to keep our country safe from harm.
  — Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
• Shosha had given me a holy oath never to divulge my plans to anyone.
  — The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
• It is also been a chance to hear some of the industry’s leaders under oath.
  — Hillel Italie, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022
• Registered voters — who take an oath to follow the law — must do the counting.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
• Origin: The name Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew words shava (oath) and el (God).
  — Vicky Yip, Parents, 29 July 2024
• Members of these boards and commissions, state or local, they are bound by their oath.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
• Then, the soon-to-be-former American will head to a U.S. embassy to take the oath of relinquishment.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
• In the summer of 2016, Ogburn looked on as fifty-five student physicians lifted their right hands to recite the Hippocratic oath.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024