breach of promise

Example Sentences

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The reason is not because you’re contesting the will, but are effectively bringing a case against your stepmother’s alleged breach of promise.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Breckinridge, a five-term House representative from Kentucky, for breach of promise to marry.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2018

There have been demands that India's law should be amended so that "breach of promise to marriage" is treated as cheating and fraud, not as rape.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2016

“This is a breach of promise of making safety the No. 1 goal of the agency and the Transportation Department,” Jasny said in a telephone interview today.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 23, 2011

“He had a breach of promise with a hairdresser, a widow, who came to Ann Arbor from St. Louis, Mich.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson