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
Recent Examples on the Web
Biden reneged in September and invited him to the White House.
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Simone Lipkind, TIME, 19 June 2024
Nike ‘had snookered me’ The culprits, Rentmeester and Dey claim, were the Nike art directors who reneged on a promise to credit him for his work.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024
Gantz was supposed to rotate in as Prime Minister after a year and a half, but Netanyahu reneged on the agreement, forcing an early election, instead.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Founded by music mogul Irving Azoff (former CEO of Ticketmaster and chairman of Live Nation) and executive Tim Leiweke (former CEO of concert promoter AEG), Oak View Group has allegedly reneged on promoting concerts multiple times at Live Nation’s request.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Simone Lipkind, TIME, 19 June 2024
Nike ‘had snookered me’ The culprits, Rentmeester and Dey claim, were the Nike art directors who reneged on a promise to credit him for his work.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024
Gantz was supposed to rotate in as Prime Minister after a year and a half, but Netanyahu reneged on the agreement, forcing an early election, instead.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Founded by music mogul Irving Azoff (former CEO of Ticketmaster and chairman of Live Nation) and executive Tim Leiweke (former CEO of concert promoter AEG), Oak View Group has allegedly reneged on promoting concerts multiple times at Live Nation’s request.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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“Renege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renege. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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