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.
    — Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The king and queen went on to announce their daughter's betrothal.
    — Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Here, a look back at more than 150 years of royal betrothals, and the stones used to mark them.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Yes, there were many couples who escaped over the border to avoid a betrothal to the wrong person.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The couple posted from Paris, where the betrothal appears to have gone down.
    — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • As in the prior seasons, one of them is surely headed for a sultry betrothal by the final episode.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • Rodriguez also told the outlet that their betrothal was perfect timing.
    — Vogue, 20 Mar. 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
  • By the end of the first hour, Covey’s Edenic childhood has given way to a nightmarish betrothal.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • But when Esther flees a betrothal in favor of a lover from Faerie, the sisters will have to draft a far darker ballad to save their lives.
    — Natalie Zutter january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Now many of these voters, disillusioned after their brief betrothal to the Tories, are flocking back to Labour.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • Dobrev and White announced their betrothal to Vogue, which is only fair since White used the mag as a reason to trick Dobrev out of the house.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Colin held his outstretched hand toward his carriage, beckoning for Penelope to come inside his home, despite the late hour, to announce their hasty betrothal.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 June 2024
  • 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
  • The couple have been celebrating their betrothal since January, averaging an event every six weeks.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 July 2024
  • The Infanta, however, would not countenance a betrothal to a Protestant husband.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Thus, Edward’s choice of ring sweetly honors the couple’s half-decade of dating before getting engaged, the joy of their betrothal, and their hope for their future together.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Single women are prohibited because tiaras represent betrothal and unavailability.
    — Jessica Pan, The Cut, 17 May 2018
  • 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
  • The pendant was believed to have been created in 1518 to celebrate the betrothal of Henry and Katherine’s daughter Mary to the French heir apparent.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026

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