How to Use annulment in a Sentence

annulment

noun
  • On the career front, both have thrived since their annulment.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2020
  • The point of modern annulment is to try to offer a path to healing and peace.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 May 2024
  • In a new court filing, Marty has asked the judge to grant a speedy annulment.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • In the documents, the star was also seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
  • Her ex-husband also filed paperwork for an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • Newlyweds break up, then meet again as opposing lawyers on an annulment case.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Father had to obtain an annulment, which is a very difficult thing.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Cyrus also filed paperwork seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • Divorce and annulment are among the life changes the agency will consider.
    — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The two were married for less than three days in 2004 before an annulment.
    — Andrew Dalton and Jeff Turner, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022
  • 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
  • For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained.
    — Nicole Winfield, Time, 1 July 2017
  • The documents stated that Cyrus was also seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
  • And according to the book version of that faith, annulments, divorces, and the like were not permitted.
    — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 13 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • At the time of filing, the musician/actor also requested an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Cyrus filed for an annulment in May, raising fraud allegations against Firerose.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • This week Meg continues to staunchly plead her case for her annulment and her inheritance.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The politician said his camp was working to prevent another annulment in the event of a second victory.
    — Fox News, 17 June 2019
  • At the time of the annulment, a court gave Georgulas and Younger joint conservatorship of the twins.
    — Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Just four days later, Cage requested an annulment, and they were granted a divorce that same May.
    — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • In the movie, moments after the annulment is announced—on TV while father and sons are in a bar—gunshots are heard.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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