marry into

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verb

(intr, preposition) to become a member of (a family) by marriage

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TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS

Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”

Question 1 of 7

What does "dignity" mean?

showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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Words nearby marry into

marrow squash, Marruecos, marry, Marryat, Marry in haste, repent at leisure, marry into, marry off, marry up, Mars, Marsala, Marsalis

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How to use marry into in a sentence

That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It happened on Glee and in Sex and The City, and now in Japan women can marry themselves.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most critically, the split perspectives of Noah and Alison need to marry more elegantly.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hearst is to be released from prison and is planning to marry.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"The man did not marry her for love," the Elder went on now somewhat more confident.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He shan't marry me without your consent, so don't be angry and abuse us all; for which you will be sorry an hour hence.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Does he think that he can force a handsome jolly young bachelor, like his son Gilbert, to marry the like o' her?
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In 1855 Congress passed an act conferring citizenship on alien women who should marry American citizens.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles