broken engagement

Frequency: 5.54.8 per million words

An agreement to marry that has been cancelled.

engagementADJECTIVE + engagement

Categories:

broken

Examples (10)

  • She never got over her broken engagement to her college sweetheart.
  • The broken engagement left both families disappointed and confused.
  • After the broken engagement, she returned all the wedding gifts.
  • His broken engagement became the talk of the entire town.
  • The newspaper reported on the celebrity's broken engagement.
  • She kept the ring even after their broken engagement.
  • The broken engagement happened just three weeks before the wedding.
  • Friends were shocked to hear about their broken engagement.
  • He struggled to explain the reasons behind their broken engagement.
  • The broken engagement saved them both from an unhappy marriage.