mariage de convenance
Example Sentences
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If this be regarded as a veritable mariage de convenance, it should suit you admirably and the general as well.”
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West
Lady Betty was the widow of a rich gentleman, to whom she had been married but a few years, when death ended what could not have ever been more than a mariage de convenance.
From Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days by Marshall, Emma
The opening chapter is a picture of a lively Parisian ménage, such as many doubtless exist; a striking example of a mariage de convenance, or mis-match.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various
Of course I shall have to marry one day or other, but I'm afraid it will be what the French call a mariage de convenance.
From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur
The system is worse than the dot and mariage de convenance.
From The Web of Life by Herrick, Robert
