Definition of Recant
to retract a public statement
Examples of Recant in a sentence
After being convicted of perjury, the witness had to recant her remarks against the defendant. 🔊
The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress. 🔊
If my best friend does not recant the accusation she made about me, then she and I will no longer be friends. 🔊
The brutal dictator will behead any rebels who refuse to recant their criticisms of his rule. 🔊
Because we knew the man was the killer, we were shocked when he decided to recant his confession. 🔊
A true follower will never recant his religious beliefs. 🔊
Rather than be considered crazy, Richard decided to recant his statement of an alien abduction. 🔊
The newspaper editor will be sued if he does not recant his editorial piece on the singer. 🔊
When the church elders called the young parishioner into their office, they commanded him to recant his testimony that claimed God was not real. 🔊
Sheila can avoid a lawsuit if she is willing to recant her malpractice allegation against her physician. 🔊
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