Example sentences for: covenant

How can you use “covenant” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It tells us that Abraham made a covenant with God which called for his descendants to conquer many lands.

  • The second--the so-called "covenant marriage"--makes divorce far more difficult.

  • If Tom and Gerri would each individually be better off with a divorce, but their kid Terri would be worse off to a greater degree than the sum of the benefits to Tom and Gerri, and may not be involved in the negotiations, wouldn't it be safe to say that the covenant marriage is clearly superior in maximizing total well-being?

  • He also strengthened the city and brought in the Ark of the Covenant (holding the Ten Commandments) to sanctify it as a holy city and to unite the tribes.

  • On the other hand, if you're in a covenant marriage--where you can't get a divorce even by mutual consent--divorce might be impossible even when the marriage turns bad for both of you.


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