1
: openly acknowledged or declared
an avowed liberal/conservative
2
: asserted to be true or real : professed
their avowed purpose/goal/aim/intention
Examples of avowed in a Sentence
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An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, is an avowed white supremacist.
—New York Times, 15 June 2022
An avowed white supremacist is back in federal custody, one of five men who prosecutors say busted through a Southeast Portland pawn shop last month using a sledgehammer and stole 47 guns worth about $20,000.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
An avowed minimalist, Ogle moves from place to place with few possessions.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2021
The avowed Trump supporter has expressed skepticism about Dominion's integrity.
—Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021
Christopher Smith for The New York Times Jane King, a financial investor from Boston who describes herself as progressive, began the presidential primary as an avowed supporter of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of energy export projects in general, and Jordan Cove in particular.
—oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2020
The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of the Jordan Cove project and has been heavily lobbied by gas producers in western states looking to expedite its approval to gain access to Asian export markets.
—oregonlive.com, 27 Aug. 2019
John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, is an avowed white supremacist.
—New York Times, 15 June 2022
An avowed white supremacist is back in federal custody, one of five men who prosecutors say busted through a Southeast Portland pawn shop last month using a sledgehammer and stole 47 guns worth about $20,000.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
An avowed minimalist, Ogle moves from place to place with few possessions.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2021
The avowed Trump supporter has expressed skepticism about Dominion's integrity.
—Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021
Christopher Smith for The New York Times Jane King, a financial investor from Boston who describes herself as progressive, began the presidential primary as an avowed supporter of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of energy export projects in general, and Jordan Cove in particular.
—oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2020
The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of the Jordan Cove project and has been heavily lobbied by gas producers in western states looking to expedite its approval to gain access to Asian export markets.
—oregonlive.com, 27 Aug. 2019
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