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promise ring

American  
[prahm-is ring] / ˈprɑm ɪs ˌrɪŋ /

noun

promise rings plural
  1. a finger ring given as the sign of a promise or commitment, such as a promise of faithfulness or marriage to a romantic partner, or a commitment to abstain from sex until married.


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She proudly wore a silver promise ring inscribed with “True Love Waits” and woke up early on schooldays to pray.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2022

My purity ring wasn’t the same as an engagement ring or even a promise ring.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2017

The museum also includes a broken promise ring and a collection of tins, boxes and books with examples of the "mutually loved font" of a former couple.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2017

He had got me a promise ring, a silver promise ring with my name and his name engraved into it, and it had both of our birthstones.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2016

One boy in particular, Ronnie King, is sweet on me and gives me a promise ring.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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