covenant

Example Sentences

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There’s no better leading indicator of market psychology than real-time covenant changes, which show where the smart money is quietly hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork directed the company to shut down the scrap yard for good and sign a land covenant that would prohibit future recycling on the site.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Not as a shield from discomfort but as a covenant for the world we still have a chance to build for all of us.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

Only a few states offer covenant marriages — Louisiana, Arkansas and Arizona — and they are widely unpopular.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

Immigrants who take the oath are pledging loyalty to the covenant.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz