betrothal

Example Sentences

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The betrothal itself is a choreographed ritual of gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

They announced their betrothal Sunday at Ebony’s Power 100 Gala.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Mr Baxter, who works as a lab technician, said he believed it was a betrothal ring.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

“Bride prices,” a tradition of betrothal gifts paid to the woman’s family, are skyrocketing.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

He and his father had bought two silver rings, washed with gold, and silver earrings, and these his father had taken to the woman’s owner in acknowledgment of betrothal.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck