ENGAGEMENT in a Sentence
Learn ENGAGEMENT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
304 example sentences for ENGAGEMENT, such as:
1. This was her first official engagement.
2. Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
3. He informed her of his engagement to Natasha Rostova.
4. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
5. They haven't formally announced their engagement yet.
2. Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
3. He informed her of his engagement to Natasha Rostova.
4. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
5. They haven't formally announced their engagement yet.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ENGAGEMENT
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engagement
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
n. a mutual promise to marry
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Bolkonski, very modestly without once mentioning himself, described the engagement and his reception by the Minister of War.
2 They talked of peace but did not believe in its possibility; others talked of a battle but also disbelieved in the nearness of an engagement.
3 "However, there will hardly be an engagement today," said Bagration as if to reassure Prince Andrew.
4 Evidently the affair was over and, though not big, had been a successful engagement.
5 "Yes, I saw him, and am convinced that he fears nothing so much as a general engagement," repeated Dolgorukov, evidently prizing this general conclusion which he had arrived at from his interview with Napoleon.
6 But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Boris was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
7 No betrothal ceremony took place and Natasha's engagement to Bolkonski was not announced; Prince Andrew insisted on that.
8 After their engagement, quite different, intimate, and natural relations sprang up between them.
9 He informed her of his engagement to Natasha Rostova.
10 After Prince Andrew's engagement to Natasha, Pierre without any apparent cause suddenly felt it impossible to go on living as before.
11 Old Prince Bolkonski heard all the rumors current in the town from Mademoiselle Bourienne and had read the note to Princess Mary in which Natasha had broken off her engagement.
12 Princess Mary was the same as always, but beneath her sympathy for her brother, Pierre noticed her satisfaction that the engagement had been broken off.
13 Natasha's illness was so serious that, fortunately for her and for her parents, the consideration of all that had caused the illness, her conduct and the breaking off of her engagement, receded into the background.
14 Napoleon having cut our armies apart advanced far into the country and missed several chances of forcing an engagement.
15 The Tsarevich hinted at treachery and demanded a general engagement.
Example Sentence: (94 in 7 pages)
1 We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.
2 First they announce their engagement and then they tell me Angie's pregnant - it's all a bit sudden really.
3 Mr and Mrs James are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Henrietta.
4 She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
5 Mrs Spratt regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.
6 I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
7 I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
8 They haven't formally announced their engagement yet.
9 The couple eventually wed after an eighteen year engagement.
10 After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
11 He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
12 The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.
13 Please sign to indicate your acceptance of the terms of engagement.
14 Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
15 This was her first official engagement.