Example Sentences

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“But I still dream that I am marrying a very big cat.”

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2019

“In many ways,” Mr. Frank told the audience, “I am marrying up.”

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2012

By Q. Virginity: This December I am marrying a wonderful man who is from a different culture.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2011

She, whose private fortune is $260,000, and to whom the Rumanian Parliament plans to give a wedding present of $240,000 said: "I am marrying for love."

From Time Magazine Archive

My lord, you are marrying me for policy; I am marrying you for policy, and for another reason which has grown stronger of late, and which you may guess at.

From The Lost Continent by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright