pledge

pledge in a sentence

• The knights made a pledge to protect the kingdom, and not one of them ever broke it.
• The pupils signed a pledge to keep the beach clean, promising to pick up litter every visit.

Words that mean something similar

promise, vow, oath

More words about speech & sound

• proclaim: To announce something important loudly and publicly.
• protest: To speak out or act to show you strongly disagree with something.
• quarrel: An angry argument between people.
• query: A question, especially one asking for information.
• quibble: To argue about tiny things that do not matter.
• ramble: To walk for pleasure, or to talk on and on without a clear point.
• rebuke: To speak sharply to someone because they have done something wrong.
• recite: To say something aloud from memory.

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