united in marriage
Example Sentences
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Wedding duty: Staffers for two of L.A.’s most prominent politicians were united in marriage last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2018
One man and one woman, united in marriage for life, mutually exclusive and “faithful” sexually, and joined because of their love for each other, is a relatively modern notion of marriage.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2012
In another, an African dog is united in marriage with a long-jumping Olympic athlete.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2010
He was united in marriage to Miss Fannie Smith, who, like himself, had been trained at Hampton.
From From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington by Pike, G. Holden (Godfrey Holden)
The Balinese had a usage that twins of different sex, in the highest castes, were united in marriage.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
