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When Joe Ferrucci sees his betrothed, Madison Maidenberg, he is clearly caught off guard.—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025 This is a risk because Cliff, of course, is already betrothed to the appealingly sensible Brittany.—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 Colum shares a story about this guy named Graham, who no one has ever heard of, who was once betrothed to a Grant.—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025 As the novel unfolds, Carson follows Lexa’s life at the foot of the mountain, as she is caught between loyalties to her family and to her betrothed, while the spectre of violence creeps closer by the day.—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for betroth
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