betrothed
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Hemsworth is also betrothed, set to marry Australian model Gabriella Brooks, who announced their engagement in September.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Was he supposed to be betrothed to him forever, and be a mantlepiece for folk music until his death?
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024
You’ve surely seen these pictures: The newly betrothed couple walking back down the aisle, the bride and groom graciously taking in their champagne toasts, a few dizzying iPhone videos from a crowded dance floor.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2024
The year after she married, Andrej was betrothed to a clerk’s daughter; he later married her and became a Lutheran priest.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Boys like this reminded her of the man who had once been her betrothed, the man who had driven her straight into the arms of Devorah.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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