convenance

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It is equally obvious to anyone who knows Philip that he is not the type to submit meekly to the dictates of a dynastic manage de convenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It would be nothing worse than a mariage de convenance," said Uncle William.

From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

It seemed that when he was only twenty-three he had made a mariage de convenance to please his father.

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie

She would not be the first—not by millions—who had stifled the cherished yearnings of a heart, and strained its tenderest chords, to submit to a marriage de convenance!

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

It was not a mariage de convenance; the young people had chosen freely.

From Famous Women: George Sand by Thomas, Bertha