avowed

Example Sentences

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Vance built his political brand as an avowed anti-interventionist who wanted to keep America out of any more foreign wars, like in Iraq where he served as a US Marine.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Democrat Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist, was elected mayor of New York last month after making a similar pitch to voters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

An avowed Kolkata evangelist, he wanted to paint the dome and raised the money for it from friends and associates.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

My father is an avowed Luddite and still sends me newspaper clippings attached to handwritten notes through the mail.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Estraven was very reluctant to use a false name, and ourtrue ones could not be avowed.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin