arranged marriage
noun
a marriage in which the bride and groom were chosen to marry each other by their parents or other relatives.
arranged marriages
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pluralof arranged marriage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Local league player Ennima Khanom Richi, 20, said many of her teammates were forced out of football and into arranged marriages.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Interfaith marriages are still rare in India, with most people opting for arranged marriages.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
Here, family comes before self and arranged marriages keep families strung together.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
At the time, arranged marriages involved a whole family system, with brothers, and sisters, and in-laws absorbing the stresses and strains of two people trying to adjust to and find each other.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
My problems may have seemed big to me in high school, but I wasn't dealing with arranged marriages to the wrong man or a love affair that would leave me ostracized from my entire family.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
