Vows

John and Jill will take their vows as husband and wife next month.

They renewed their vows on their 25th wedding anniversary.

I broke the marriage vows that I had sworn to Don Jose, my husband.

I broke the wedding vows that I had sworn to Don Jose, my husband.

Many couples these days are having divorce ceremonies, complete with divorce vows, conducted by professional civil celebrants.

The youth replied that nothing had passed between them save the exchange of vows and kisses, whereat Dionysophanes was well pleased and bade them join the banquet.

"Him, crowned with vows and many an Eastern prize, / thou, freed at length from care, shalt welcome to the skies."

I now enjoin you to take hands and make your vows.

Cold horror froze each vein. / Aghast and shuddering my comrades stood; / down sank at once each heart, and terror chilled the blood. / No more with arms, for peace with vows and prayer / we sue, and pardon of these powers implore, / or be they goddesses or birds of air / obscene and dire.

So our vows we pay / to Pallas, famed in arms, whose welcome cheered the way.