How to Use betrothed in a Sentence

betrothed

1 of 2 adjective

• Hello, everyone who is not my betrothed, please consider loving this.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 8 June 2018
• As the truth unravels and the real villain of the story is unmasked, can there really be a fairytale ending for the betrothed pair?
  — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2019
• Alrosa, the mining company, is mounting a campaign to tell the tale of its stones’ journeys from mines deep beneath the ground on to the fingers of betrothed couples around the world.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 11 July 2018
• Get into the habit of good posture (no one wants to be memorialized as a hunchback walking down the aisle), and maybe ask your betrothed to snap some portraits to put you at ease in front of the lens.
  — Lili Göksenin, Vogue, 23 June 2018
• The first involves the two betrothed lovers who are to be wed that night, Charlie (Daniel Yearwood) and Jean (Kylie Victoria Edwards).
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
• Set on the island of Brittany in the late 18th century, the French film brings together a young woman who’s unhappily betrothed and the female painter who’s been (secretly) hired to paint her portrait.
  — Sage Young, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2020
• That's not what makes Pete Davidson's recent excursion with his betrothed, Ariana Grande, to the cosmetics boutique such a clear reflection that this is no fly-by-night infatuation.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 1 July 2018
• The day after Anne’s execution, Henry VIII became betrothed to his mistress, Jane Seymour.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• In the 1700s, simple poesy rings were popular in Europe, while in New England, Puritan men—shunning frivolous rings—were thought to have given thimbles to their betrothed (though women often cut off the tops and wore them as rings anyway).
  — Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2018
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce brought a big week full circle by making their first public appearance as a betrothed couple at the place their love story began — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025

betrothed

2 of 2 noun

• Legend has it, the phrase was a reminder from his betrothed to keep his hands a 10 and 2.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
• The masque, performed by gentle spirits, enchants the betrothed.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
• There’s no way to guarantee that their betrothed is actually their soulmate.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
• Folks loved that because his betrothed is superstar singer Taylor Swift.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
• Once upon a time, pinky-nude wedding nails or the classic French manicure were considered de rigueur for the betrothed.
  — Isobel Larkin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2024
• Hugh, who plays one of the gay magicians, experiences his wifely tragedy very early on, when his betrothed is killed during a magic trick gone wrong.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021
• WedKings From long-shot loves to sure-thing sweethearts, bet your heart out on the romantic futures of the betrothed and beyond.
  — Alex Watt, The New Yorker, 7 July 2023
• Set up guardrails that keep every conversation with your betrothed from barreling towards wedding central.
  — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024
• The Princess Joey King stars in this action movie as a princess who refuses to marry her betrothed, a man eager to take over her father's throne.
  — Hannah Kerns, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
• An engagement ring is purchased, often at a hefty price, and the ring is given to the betrothed in some form of grandiose memorable ceremonial fashion.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
• Earlier this year, my wonderful daughter-in-law was charged with arranging a simple, intimate wedding for her father and his betrothed.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
• Where in the past, couples may have used a welcome event as a chance to catch up with out-of-town guests, Auguste says the betrothed are now looking to spend quality time with every attendee.
  — Allie Volpe, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2021
• My betrothed had been experiencing debilitating stomach pains for two days.
  — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
• In episode four, Zack Goytowski — a criminal defense lawyer from Seattle — and his betrothed finally meet face-to-face for the first time.
  — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2023
• In the 18th century, bachelors paid higher taxes and faced harsher punishments for crimes than their betrothed counterparts.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
• The first Olympic Games, the story goes, were inspired by a chariot race between a hero named Pelops and the father of his betrothed, a king named Oenomaus.
  — Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
• Mark Followill, the Mavericks television play-by-play announcer, served as the officiant for the betrothed.
  — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Isildur and Estrid enjoy a meaningful moment by the fountain (though Isildur does acknowledge the existence of her betrothed).
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
• Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful—or headache-inducing.
  — Vogue, 1 June 2022
• 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
• And deBell suspects that the quiet side of Mallorca is also trending upwards as a result of increasing creativity on the part of the betrothed; everybody wants to top what their peers have done.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
• The Unification Church became known worldwide for mass weddings, in which thousands of couples get married simultaneously, with some brides and grooms meeting their betrothed for the first time on their wedding day.
  — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
• While under the pon farr's influence, Spock sneakily redirected the Enterprise to his homeworld, and — following a spot of canny manipulation from his betrothed, T'Pring — ended up scrapping with his captain in a fight to the death.
  — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 July 2025
• The first fight between on-the-rocks elder millennials Josh (Oscar Isaac) and Lindsay (Carey Mulligan), witnessed by the young betrotheds Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny), creates the toxic connection between the couples and sets off everything else that happens on the show.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026