open marriage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of open marriage
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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January’s nonfiction is equally incendiary, ranging from a personal take on West Coast wildfires to an explosive memoir about open marriage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023
It's entirely possible that nothing, not even an open marriage, could have saved Love and Joe's ultimately doomed relationship.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2021
I know you’re big fans of open marriage, but I can’t picture not getting overly attached to someone else, and I don’t want that either.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2020
The actor Tobias Menzies, who has portrayed both Frank and Black Jack Randall, shared his post-mortem on the Randalls’ open marriage in a recent phone interview.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2017
Such was the blended truth, irony, and wit with which Héloïse dissuaded Abélard from open marriage.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women by Lord, John
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