connubial

Example Sentences

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McLeod-Skinner, who is an attorney and natural-resources consultant, said she finds it easier to talk policy than about her relationship — but not because of a lack of connubial bliss.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

Who would know better than Eliot that connubial happiness in the capital can sometimes cost a woman her reputation back in the Midlands?

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2018

She has taken on her husband’s signature pout, in a connubial version of people who grow to look like their dogs.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016

“Marry Him” is more measured than its explosive title suggests; and the Times piece at least allows that culture might play a role in how equality influences the connubial bed.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2014

As he entered his door he was met by the mother of the cherubs, who threw her arms around his neck and embraced him with connubial fondness.

From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by Yellott, George