wedding march
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wedding march
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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There’s a dirge-like adaptation, crafted for eat-your-feelings depressives, as well as an elegant wedding march, for any carnivorous romantics out there.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
Almost daily, the starting point for this chaotic yet choreographed wedding march is the registry’s parking lot, which fronts a busy six-lane road.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022
At the pace of a wedding march, a group of six hikers saunters down the Sunrise Rim Trail on a recent Wednesday morning.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2017
In 2009, a bride named Jill Peterson and a groom named Kevin Heinz decided to replace the traditional Mendelssohn wedding march with “Forever” by Chris Brown.
From Time • Jun. 17, 2015
She hummed the wedding march while she rocked him, only sometimes she had to press her lips together to keep from laughing out loud.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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