How to use "betrothed" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "betrothed" in popular movie and book plots

  • To do so she comes to ask Grey, Ivy's betrothed and pro-tem magician of knowledge, for the answer.  - Question Quest
  • D'Auverney, the nephew of a landed aristocrat with many slaves, is betrothed to Marie, a young French girl on the island.  - Bug-Jargal
  • He insists that he's betrothed to Amelia, but mr Osborne insists that George marry the woman from Jamaica.  - Vanity Fair (2004 film)
  • The player returns victorious, where he is betrothed to the King's daughter and entitled High Lord of the Westland.  - Shadowgate
  • Arnolfini's son, Steven (Tom Burlinson), is betrothed to Agnes (Jennifer Jason Leigh).  - Flesh and Blood (1985 film)
  • She is already betrothed to Saturninus' brother, Bassianus, who steals her away.  - Titus (film)
  • Ta-Hor and Aspicia fall in love, but she is betrothed to the Nubian king.  - The Pharaoh's Daughter
  • Prince Rurisk is poisoned and killed, leaving Kettricken, who is betrothed to Verity, the sole heir of the Mountain Kingdom.  - Assassin's Apprentice
  • Kate Croy and Merton Densher are two betrothed Londoners who desperately want to marry but have very little money.  - The Wings of the Dove
  • Devdas goes back to Calcutta and Parvati is married off to the betrothed widower, Bhuvan Choudhuri who has three children.  - Devdas
  • Oliver is betrothed to Rosamund Godolphin, whose hot-headed brother, Peter, detests the Tressilians due to an old feud between their fathers.  - The Sea Hawk
  • The next day, Ibarra visits his betrothed María Clara, the beautiful daughter of Captain Tiago and affluent resident of Binondo.  - Noli Me Tángere (novel)
  • The plot of the play centres on a rich widow, Christian Custance, who is betrothed to Gawyn Goodluck, a merchant.  - Ralph Roister Doister
  • Chaani reveals that she has been forcibly betrothed to Moonja.  - Mohenjo Daro (film)
  • Moses loves Nefretiri, who is the throne princess and must be betrothed to the next Pharaoh.  - The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
  • There, Gabriel marries his betrothed Anne.  - The Patriot (2000 film)

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