Examples of betroth in a Sentence
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Nannina was betrothed at the age of 13 for a large dowry and brought to her husband’s house five years later.
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Pragya Agarwal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
After being whisked away on honeymoons with their newly betrothed, the couples spend three weeks counting down to decision day at the altar.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
She had been betrothed, but the boy and his family were ashes now.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper's Magazine, 9 May 2022
The actor was photographed boarding a Venetian water taxi with her newly betrothed wearing a white, A-line minidress.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
She is betrothed to someone else against her wishes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
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Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) and Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson) are betrothed at their families’ insistence.
—Claudia Guthrie, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023
Two sisters, Fiordiligi, the older sister, and Dorabella, the younger sister, are betrothed to two men: Fiordiligi to Guglielmo and Dorabella to Ferrando.
—Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
But Adele, who divorced philanthropist Simon Konecki in March 2021, has refused to confirm or deny that she and Paul are betrothed.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
Pragya Agarwal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
After being whisked away on honeymoons with their newly betrothed, the couples spend three weeks counting down to decision day at the altar.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
She had been betrothed, but the boy and his family were ashes now.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper's Magazine, 9 May 2022
The actor was photographed boarding a Venetian water taxi with her newly betrothed wearing a white, A-line minidress.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
She is betrothed to someone else against her wishes.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
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Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) and Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson) are betrothed at their families’ insistence.
—Claudia Guthrie, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023
Two sisters, Fiordiligi, the older sister, and Dorabella, the younger sister, are betrothed to two men: Fiordiligi to Guglielmo and Dorabella to Ferrando.
—Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
But Adele, who divorced philanthropist Simon Konecki in March 2021, has refused to confirm or deny that she and Paul are betrothed.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
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“Betroth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betroth. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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