wedding ring
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wedding ring
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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As the OR doors closed, a nurse handed me a plastic baggie containing my wife’s wedding ring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Such as Erika mentioning Charlie putting his wedding ring on on the morning of his killing.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
A centrepiece of the prosecution case concerned the mysterious reappearance of Arlene's gold eternity ring, diamond and gold wedding ring, and a sapphire engagement ring.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Then we see Alma’s hands and wedding ring — the bedrock of her life — as she replies, “You can do whatever you like, Maggie.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
She was keeping it, she explained, to replace the wedding ring her mother had given her, the one Dad had pawned shortly after they got married.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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