How to Use annulment in a Sentence
annulment
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In a new court filing, Marty has asked the judge to grant a speedy annulment.
— Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2020 -
On the career front, both have thrived since their annulment.
— Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2020 -
The annulment of the election result was a rare win for supporters of Odinga, who brought the case to the Supreme Court.
— Joe Sterling, CNN, 4 Sep. 2017 -
The two were married for less than three days in 2004 before an annulment.
— Andrew Dalton and Jeff Turner, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022 -
At the time of the annulment, a court gave Georgulas and Younger joint conservatorship of the twins.
— Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2020 -
But Lula isn’t in the clear yet, as the annulment must be upheld by the Federal Supreme Court.
— Ian Bremmer, Time, 12 Mar. 2021 -
Saran was married twice, the first one ending in divorce and a church annulment.
— Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2019 -
The man requests an electronic tablet, calls his wife, and asks for an annulment.
— Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2021 -
The decision could open the door for the annulment of some cases Da Silva is involved in, but not the one that put him behind bars.
— Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019 -
In the weeks since the annulment, top judges have faced a barrage of threats that has prompted them to request round-the-clock police protection.
— Matina Stevis-Gridneff, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017 -
Meg, desperate to end this, writes Henry and Catherine, begging them to plead her case for annulment to the pope.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2020 -
And according to the book version of that faith, annulments, divorces, and the like were not permitted.
— Joanna Robinson, HWD, 13 Aug. 2017 -
Divorce and annulment are among the life changes the agency will consider.
— Liz Weston, oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2022 -
After a commercial break cliffhanger, Meisha shared the good news that the Catholic church had granted her an annulment.
— Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023 -
After seven years of failing to get an annulment, Henry left the Catholic Church.
— Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2019 -
Grounds for Catholic annulment were much more strict before reforms introduced in the U.S. in 1968.
— New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021 -
That’s when Kristy advised Blanchard to get an annulment.
— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Instead of an annulment, Mr. Kranz agreed to a divorce without making a fraud claim.
— Kirsten Grind, New York Times, 22 May 2024 -
Six months later, the couple’s union ended in an annulment.
— Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Eleanor, who still wanted an annulment (or maybe a widowhood), travelled in her own ship with her own retinue.
— Anne Thériault, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2018 -
If this vote moves forward on July 30... then the U.S. position would be that would be a complete annulment of the democratic order in Venezuela.
— Jim Wyss, Patricia Mazzei and Alex Daugherty, miamiherald, 18 July 2017 -
The politician said his camp was working to prevent another annulment in the event of a second victory.
— Fox News, 17 June 2019 -
Griner filed for an annulment only 28 days after they got married, per USA Today.
— Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023 -
Newlyweds break up, then meet again as opposing lawyers on an annulment case.
— Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019 -
In its ruling Wednesday, the General Court upheld the annulment.
— Sara Germano, WSJ, 19 June 2019 -
But there are few precedents for the annulment of electoral results in Turkey, a trend most analysts do not expect to be suddenly bucked this week.
— Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2017 -
For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained.
— Nicole Winfield, Time, 1 July 2017 -
The pair got hitched in a wedding chapel at about 5:30 a.m. on a Saturday in January and the next day arranged for an annulment in the presence of several people, including a lawyer.
— Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023 -
This week Meg continues to staunchly plead her case for her annulment and her inheritance.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2020 -
Some people look at annulment as a formality required by the Church, but others view the process as nullifying a relationship and the children that came from it.
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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