How to Use betrothal in a Sentence

betrothal

noun

• They were both young at the time of their betrothal.
• The king and queen went on to announce their daughter's betrothal.
  — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2017
• Yes, there were many couples who escaped over the border to avoid a betrothal to the wrong person.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
• Getting engaged is a big deal, but so is the Instagram post to share the news of your future betrothal.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Feb. 2023
• The dire agreement affects him almost as a betrothal might.
  — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• First, Christina obviously had to tell her best friend and publicist Cassie the news of her new betrothal.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 19 July 2019
• Nevertheless, the betrothal, intended to remove her from the city of her scandalous past, was the making of Artemisia.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
• 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.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2017
• 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?
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 May 2021
• Rodriguez also told the outlet that their betrothal was perfect timing.
  — Vogue, 20 Mar. 2019
• 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.
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
• 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.
  — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 15 Oct. 2015
• Rather than confirm or deny her betrothal, Swift—in true Swift style—shares her feelings about the media circus about her relationship status.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2022
• 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.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
• 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.
  — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 25 May 2021
• The Infanta, however, would not countenance a betrothal to a Protestant husband.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2018
• 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.
  — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• 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.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2020
• Rumors started swirling about a possible betrothal after Addison shared a picture rocking what is undeniably an engagement ring on that finger.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 15 Jan. 2021
• Given the acrimonious circumstances of their betrothal, that sex was almost certainly not consensual.
  — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2017
• Single women are prohibited because tiaras represent betrothal and unavailability.
  — Jessica Pan, The Cut, 17 May 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024