wedlock

Example Sentences

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It simply did not matter whether one was born white or black, male or female, Jew or Gentile, in wedlock or out, eldest or youngest, or born to citizen parents or alien parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Younger Americans view financial security as a prerequisite for wedlock, a shift that’s contributing to delayed or declining marriage rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hamilton was born out of wedlock on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies.

From Los Angeles Times

Both paint wedlock as a fortunate state, when it works.

From Salon

Women brought the victims to her, babies born out of wedlock, perhaps one too many for a household or the mother too young.

From Los Angeles Times