MATRIMONY in a Sentence
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29 example sentences for MATRIMONY, such as:
1. I'm not urging instant matrimony because of your reputation.
2. This may certify, that I joined together in holy matrimony Frederick.
3. I did not know before, that I had two daughters on the brink of matrimony.
4. You are about to enter into holy matrimony, and God may bless you with offspring.
5. With the tide of hysterical gaiety and excitement flooding the city, they rushed into matrimony.
2. This may certify, that I joined together in holy matrimony Frederick.
3. I did not know before, that I had two daughters on the brink of matrimony.
4. You are about to enter into holy matrimony, and God may bless you with offspring.
5. With the tide of hysterical gaiety and excitement flooding the city, they rushed into matrimony.
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Meanings and Examples of MATRIMONY
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matrimony
n. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
n. the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
Classic Sentence: (27 in 2 pages)
1 Unhampered by matrimony or widowhood, they made vast inroads on the convalescents, and even the least attractive girls, Scarlett observed gloomily, had no difficulty in getting engaged.
2 With the tide of hysterical gaiety and excitement flooding the city, they rushed into matrimony.
3 He must think her a fool if he offered her a proposition like that, instead of the proposal of matrimony she had been expecting.
4 I'm not urging instant matrimony because of your reputation.
5 This may certify, that I joined together in holy matrimony Frederick.
6 You are always jealous and hate seeing a goddess take a fancy to a mortal man, and live with him in open matrimony.
7 The explanation of the intent of matrimony was gone through; and then the clergyman came a step further forward, and, bending slightly towards Mr. Rochester, went on.
8 A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
9 I did not know before, that I had two daughters on the brink of matrimony.
10 Perhaps," said Elinor, "thirty-five and seventeen had better not have any thing to do with matrimony together.
11 You are about to enter into holy matrimony, and God may bless you with offspring.
12 "A more determined enemy of matrimony than you I never saw," said Sergey Ivanovitch.
13 After the customary questions, whether they desired to enter upon matrimony, and whether they were pledged to anyone else, and their answers, which sounded strange to themselves, a new ceremony began.
14 With an instinctive hatred of matrimony, she suffered Andrea's attentions in order to get rid of Morcerf; but when Andrea urged his suit, she betrayed an entire dislike to him.
15 And when they were united in holy matrimony, they went home to breakfast at Stone Lodge aforesaid.
Example Sentence:
1 The explanation of the intent of matrimony was gone through; and then the clergyman walked a step further forward, and, bending slightly towards him.
2 She could choose her own partner in matrimony, as long as she gave no utterance to her passions and emotions.