take in marriage

Example Sentences

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There are many worthy men who would be proud to take in marriage the niece of the next consul; and with one of these you can live happily.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

The objection that בעל, in the signification "to take in marriage" is construed with the Accusative only, is of no weight.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

She answered: "I declare that I take in marriage His Majesty the Emperor and King, Napoleon, here present."

From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron

Yet you shall have a marriage gift to this girl, whom I myself will take in marriage: you shall give a hundred head of cattle.

From Nada the Lily by Haggard, Henry Rider

Nothing could have been more fortunate, except, perhaps, the son's next move, which was to take in marriage the daughter of Richardson, the owner of a well-known lottery-office.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Wharton, Philip