matrimony
Example Sentences
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As Marty and I became parents and navigated adulthood together, my resistance to matrimony started to feel like an outdated quirk.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Rabbi Joshua Skoff announced the winner in the anniversary derby, a couple celebrating 55 years of matrimony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
And it’s not difficult to envision several schools seeking refuge in the Big 12, prompting the strangest of bedfellows to join together in unholy matrimony.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
The 65-year-old said he had only officiated one wedding ceremony before, but it was "such a beautiful thing to be able to join two people in holy matrimony".
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
I did not want to be associated with the issue of a campesina who had had no respect for the holy banns of matrimony or for the good name of Mirabal.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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