covenant

Example Sentences

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One of these said alterations had been "clearly shown" using Google Earth satellite imagery, which Mr Milne said was a "breach of the aforesaid covenant".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

There’s no better leading indicator of market psychology than real-time covenant changes, which show where the smart money is quietly hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Only a few states offer covenant marriages — Louisiana, Arkansas and Arizona — and they are widely unpopular.

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

In a religious context, a covenant refers to an agreement a group of believers feels their deity has made with them.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz