wedlock

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

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 • Sep. 4, 2025

Maternity homes were popular before Roe as a place where usually teen mothers went to secretly have babies that were conceived out of wedlock.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

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

From Salon • May 29, 2025

And while children born out of wedlock were common during this time, children who grew to manhood in less than two months were not.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss