betrothal

Example Sentences

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The betrothal itself is a choreographed ritual of gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Then my four-year betrothal to a handsome, wonderful man had been called off, and I was left considering that I might have deliberately blown it up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

The betrothal culminates Sunday in a not-so-intimate ceremony at Allegiant Stadium, where the city will host its first-ever Super Bowl.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

In Field, he thought he had found someone to love and grow old with and the pair had undergone a "betrothal" ceremony in 2014.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023

Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri