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Espousal is an English word with synonyms like bridal or approval. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Espousal in a sentence

Espousal meaning

  1. A betrothal.
  2. A wedding ceremony.
  3. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

Synonyms of Espousal

bridal approval blessing acceptation acceptance adoption rite ritual betrothal marriage ceremony wedding marriage approving

Related words

Other words often associated with Espousal or its synonyms:

disapproval support ceremonial observance usage ceremony custom assent proceeding approbatory spousal habit

Using Espousal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A betrothal. | A wedding ceremony. | Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
  • Useful related words include: bridal, approval, blessing, acceptation.
  • In the example corpus, espousal often appears in combinations such as: espousal of.

Context around Espousal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

passionate 1× decrepit 1× open 1×

Sentence patterns with Espousal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

heidegger s espousal of a 1× his open espousal of spiritual 1× his passionate espousal and articulation 1× the espousal of socialism 1× this decrepit espousal the quicker 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

can think of 1× during the 1930s 1× some see his 1× the espousal of 1× the sooner pakistan 1×

Common sentence endings:

difficult to achieve 1× history and heritageтаэ 1× of dravidian parties 1× service in wwi 1× the international stage 1×

Words around Espousal

Just before it in the word index:

esposito 98 esports 374 esporte 2 esportbits 2 esport 11 espoo 21

Just after it in the word index:

espouse 55 espoused 133 espouses 29 espousing 46 espp 2 espr 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Espousal

  • In this selection, "espousal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, passionate, decrepit and open stand out and add context to how "espousal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include heidegger s espousal of a and his open espousal of spiritual. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "espousal" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with espousal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The espousal of socialism as the Congress goal was most difficult to achieve. (13 words)

Some see his open espousal of ‘spiritual politics’ as a challenge to the core ideology of Dravidian parties. (18 words)

The sooner Pakistan sheds this decrepit espousal, the quicker it would gather the strength to become a vibrant presence on the international stage. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Can think of very few who could match his spark and his intellectual energy or his passionate espousal and articulation of Sikh religious narrative, history and heritageтАЭ. (27 words)

During the 1930s, critics of Heidegger's espousal of a Nazi-style rhetoric of martial manliness noted the unheroic nature of his service in WWI. (25 words)

The sooner Pakistan sheds this decrepit espousal, the quicker it would gather the strength to become a vibrant presence on the international stage. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

Can think of very few who could match his spark and his intellectual energy or his passionate espousal and articulation of Sikh religious narrative, history and heritageтАЭ.

The sooner Pakistan sheds this decrepit espousal, the quicker it would gather the strength to become a vibrant presence on the international stage.

Some see his open espousal of ‘spiritual politics’ as a challenge to the core ideology of Dravidian parties.

During the 1930s, critics of Heidegger's espousal of a Nazi-style rhetoric of martial manliness noted the unheroic nature of his service in WWI.

The espousal of socialism as the Congress goal was most difficult to achieve.

Common combinations with espousal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • espousal of 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "espousal" in a sentence?
An example: "Can think of very few who could match his spark and his intellectual energy or his passionate espousal and articulation of Sikh religious narrative, history and heritageтАЭ." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "espousal" from authentic English texts.
What does "espousal" mean?
Espousal means: A betrothal.
What are synonyms of "espousal"?
Common synonyms of "espousal" include: bridal, approval, blessing, acceptation, acceptance, adoption, rite, ritual. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "espousal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "espousal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.