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

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

For Nasreen, getting to New Delhi after she ran away from her family and the betrothal they had arranged for her was a daring feat.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2023

He wears a betrothal pin on his lapel—a reminder that he's one of the princess's suitors.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton