Example Sentences

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The median age at which women were marrying was trending upward; women’s labor force participation increased; and the “girl power” movement, popularized by the Spice Girls, was taking off.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

When her mom gets the invitation to the wedding, she's excited in a way that few parents would be if their 18-year-old were marrying a centenarian.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

Behind our parents’ enthusiasm, we couldn’t help but detect an element of incredulity, albeit happy incredulity, that their daughters were marrying each other.

From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2016

Officiating the union, Pastor Sam Bynum acknowledged they were marrying for the most important reason, they had been led by the will of God.

From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2016

Even as the Brazilian government was wiping out the Botocudos, some Brazilian men of European descent were marrying Botocudo women.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann