- vow
- 01. After waking up one morning in the alley behind a bar, he [vowed] never to touch alcohol again.02. The young boys all made a [vow] to keep the location of their clubhouse a secret.03. The brother of the girl who was murdered [vowed] to take revenge on her killer.04. The President made a [vow] that those who were responsible for the terrorist attacks would be brought to justice.05. The young woman made a silent [vow] to herself to return to school and get a proper education once her baby was old enough to go to daycare.06. They took their marriage [vows] very seriously, and promised that they would never divorce, no matter what happened.07. I made a [vow] to my children that I would quit smoking for their sake, and I have stuck to it.08. Priests of the Catholic church have to take a [vow] of celibacy.09. The new governor [vowed] to restore the public's trust in government.10. The team [vowed] before the national media to win the gold medal for their country.11. The young man [vowed] to the girl that he would return for her after completing his military service.12. The monk took a [vow] of poverty that he never forgot.13. President Bush has [vowed] to continue military action until all the terrorist camps have been destroyed.14. The union has [vowed] to continue the strike until their demands are met.15. Robert Schuman once said, "When I was a young man, I [vowed] never to marry until I found the ideal woman. Well, I found her but, alas, she was waiting for the ideal man."16. Dick Gregory once said that political promises are much like marriage [vows]. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.17. There is an old proverb which observes that [vows] made in storms are forgotten in calms.18. Gandhi once stated that your capacity to keep your [vow] will depend on the purity of your life.19. On becoming a nun, the young woman had to take [vows] of poverty, chastity, and obedience.20. As a young man, Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the Buddha, [vowed] to gain complete control over his body and mind by ridding himself of all passions, both physical and mental.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.