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
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This wasn’t the first time that Russia reneged on an arms’ control agreement.
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
By fall 2024, with Thao fighting unsuccessfully to keep her job and the one-time revenues never materializing, city officials had to start making cuts, which eventually included laying off 42 city employees and reneging on promises to voters to increase the number of cops on the streets.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
Monaco reneged on the deal, leading to United offering him a chance to train at Carrington and regain fitness.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
However, prosecutors said in 2024 that Boeing reneged on the deal, failing to improve its antifraud compliance program.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
By fall 2024, with Thao fighting unsuccessfully to keep her job and the one-time revenues never materializing, city officials had to start making cuts, which eventually included laying off 42 city employees and reneging on promises to voters to increase the number of cops on the streets.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
Monaco reneged on the deal, leading to United offering him a chance to train at Carrington and regain fitness.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
However, prosecutors said in 2024 that Boeing reneged on the deal, failing to improve its antifraud compliance program.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for renege
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“Renege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renege. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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