covenant

Example Sentences

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That’s one of the sharpest quarterly increases ever recorded for a protective covenant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

In 1636, a small band traveled deep into the Connecticut River Valley, north of Hartford, and established rural towns through a covenant with the Pocumtuck Indians.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Marilyn Chinitz, a veteran divorce attorney at Blank Rome in New York, flagged Deevers' no-fault bill as especially problematic when paired with the covenant marriage incentive.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

When these sentences are handed down, they form a covenant between the State and the victims, and their family and their friends.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2025

I know who you are, Mr. Potter, but even you must understand that it’s against school covenant for parents or professors to enter a House quarters without express permission from .

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling