marriageable

Example Sentences

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Greeley received a letter thanking him for his generosity, but the family felt Maggie’s sporadic years of education were sufficient for a young lady of the marriageable age of seventeen.

From Literature

"As a result, the difficulty of being considered marriageable can be a social stigma, indicating they're not capable and deserving of the role, which leads to great pressures and mental strains."

From BBC

In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.

From Seattle Times

As I entered my marriageable years, I was introduced to suitable men from Lima, Peru; Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Paramaribo, Suriname; and Accra, Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times

Back then the team were not keen on taking part in the Olympics - despite having inflicted a first-ever World Championship defeat on the Soviet Union two years earlier - because they were at a 'marriageable age'.

From BBC