How to Use betrothal in a Sentence
betrothal
noun
- They were both young at the time of their betrothal.
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The king and queen went on to announce their daughter's betrothal.
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Chanel Vargas,
Town & Country,
4 Dec. 2017
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The king and queen went on to announce their daughter's betrothal.
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Nancy Bilyeau,
Town & Country,
9 Apr. 2021
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Yes, there were many couples who escaped over the border to avoid a betrothal to the wrong person.
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BostonGlobe.com,
25 Sep. 2019
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Getting engaged is a big deal, but so is the Instagram post to share the news of your future betrothal.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2023
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The dire agreement affects him almost as a betrothal might.
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Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2017
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First, Christina obviously had to tell her best friend and publicist Cassie the news of her new betrothal.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
House Beautiful,
19 July 2019
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Nevertheless, the betrothal, intended to remove her from the city of her scandalous past, was the making of Artemisia.
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Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2020
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Whether or not Meghan will land at Heathrow with an big ol’ ring on her finger (or, according to the Star, matching Zulu betrothal bracelets) is unclear.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Aug. 2017
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And there is a logic to them: Women are not the only people who get engaged, so why should the be the only ones who get to wear diamond rings as tokens of their betrothal?
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Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
3 May 2021
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Rodriguez also told the outlet that their betrothal was perfect timing.
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Vogue,
20 Mar. 2019
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Perhaps the plainer parallel between Verdi’s tale of a doomed betrothal and the Met’s desire to be explicit in its support for Ukraine is that both have the makings of a royal mess.
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Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2022
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Asked about putting a ring on it by Access Hollywood while promoting his new movie Burnt, the actor was a little bummed that everyone now knew about their betrothal.
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Samantha Leal,
Marie Claire,
15 Oct. 2015
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Rather than confirm or deny her betrothal, Swift—in true Swift style—shares her feelings about the media circus about her relationship status.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
21 Oct. 2022
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Soprano Ashley Fabian made a fetching Ginevra, portraying in full voice the excitement and joy of her betrothal, and later the confusion and horror of her mad scene.
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Christian Hertzog,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2022
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Queued up in a nearby stairwell, waiting to emerge, were several of the couple's close friends and Hoover's family members, many of whom had traveled to Nashville just to celebrate the couple's betrothal.
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Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE.com,
25 May 2021
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The Infanta, however, would not countenance a betrothal to a Protestant husband.
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Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2018
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The ballet’s title character is a peasant girl in love with a prince in disguise; when his identity is revealed, and his betrothal to another royal discovered, Giselle dies of a broken heart.
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Sarah L. Kaufman,
Washington Post,
13 Oct. 2022
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Diana and her mother bought the ensemble, by a line called Cojana, off the rack at Harrods department store, but it would be depicted on countless souvenirs, from tea towels to piggy banks, commemorating the betrothal.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 Nov. 2020
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Rumors started swirling about a possible betrothal after Addison shared a picture rocking what is undeniably an engagement ring on that finger.
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Carolyn Twersky,
Seventeen,
15 Jan. 2021
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Given the acrimonious circumstances of their betrothal, that sex was almost certainly not consensual.
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Mehera Bonner,
Marie Claire,
17 Apr. 2017
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Single women are prohibited because tiaras represent betrothal and unavailability.
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Jessica Pan,
The Cut,
17 May 2018
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