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sworn

/swɔɹn/ adjective B2
  1. Given or declared under oath. · His sworn statement convinced the judge.
  2. Bound as though by an oath. · I'm sworn to secrecy.
  3. Ardent, devout. · a sworn foe· a sworn socialist
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“She’s all right, too, I’d be sworn, even if she does have to work.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 32 · C1
I knew that Moriarty was not the only man who had sworn my death.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 11 · C1
More than once I’ve sworn off coming for that reason, and then he would write me such penitent, imploring letters that I just had to.
The Valley of Fear, p. 54 · C1
For an instant I could have sworn that the faintest shadow of a smile flickered over the woman’s lips.
The Valley of Fear, p. 60 · C1

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