marry into

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

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The Sunflower State

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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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Example sentences from the Web for marry into

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

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