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- Half the girls in her graduating class were already engaged, showing off their diamond rings every chance they got.p. 467.8
- Though, honestly, if she turned twenty-five and she still wasn't engaged, she saw no point in saving it.p. 46.9
- She was in a sour mood because Rusty wouldn't let her invite Mason to dinner at The Tavern, where they were going to celebrate Henry's engagement to Leah.p. 150.9
- And Miri knew better than to ask them any questions today, a day they were celebrating the engagement of Henry and Leah.p. 157.9
- "We're celebrating our engagement today," Leah said, holding up her hand as if she couldn't believe it was her hand, with polished fingernails, a white orchid wrist corsage and, to top it all off, the ring.p. 160.5
- "We're celebrating our engagement today."p. 161.9
- This morning President Truman enjoyed his daily walk to the beach one mile away, where he swam in the Atlantic Ocean and watched his staff engage in a vigorous volleyball match.p. 169.7
- Audrey Hepburn, twenty-one years old, opened in Gigi on Broadway, signed with Paramount Pictures and was engaged to be married.p. 197.6
- She'd missed her chance last night because she'd had to go with her family to an engagement party for her least favorite of the cousins who worked at Three Brothers.p. 243.9
- He was engaged to one of the stewardesses from Gaby's class.p. 284.1
- BOSTON, FEB. 13 (UPI) —Plans for a Valentine's Day wedding went awry because a tall bride-to-be has disappeared after leaving a note to her still taller fiancé, and her engagement ring pinned to a pillow.p. 302.2
- When they became engaged a year later, he gave her new skis and a black pearl to wear around her neck on a chain.p. 468.2
There are no more uses of "engage" in In the Unlikely Event.
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