companionate

Example Sentences

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“The idea of companionate marriage and love became a part of the calculus of marriage, and Valentine’s Day cards became a part of courtship,” she says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

“Meltzer has created a singular companionate text for those who know the agony of frustration surrounding weight as an issue, both personal and political.”

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

Even though modern partnerships are increasingly founded on democratic and companionate principles, when you peer inside the inner workings you often find tired stereotypes very much intact.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020

We’ve fallen into a companionate relationship, for better or worse.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2019

You and the law, with an introductory companionate index, also a layman's law dictionary. © 28Sep28; A1054747.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1955 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office