Examples of wedlock in a Sentence
joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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Elsewhere, Claude and Angot’s mother, who had Christine out of wedlock and fought to get her father to recognize his child in a legal sense, are both similarly upbraided for misspeaking about Christine’s trauma in subtle ways, or for not being sympathetic in the right way.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Lessons in Chemistry tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, a gifted chemist living in 1950s America who is fired from her job as a lab tech after getting pregnant out of wedlock.
—Jace Lacob, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Maria, meanwhile, also had a secret — a child born out of wedlock.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
People of a certain age in Ireland remember the shocking outlines of a national scandal: the young American woman and the bishop, the hypocrisy of the clergyman, the baby born out of wedlock and without a present father, the woman’s notorious appearance on an Irish late night talk show.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
Teach that conceiving children out of wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents and society.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 Jan. 2024
In a big step forward, Brandan also got the Mary’s grandfather's blessing to marry her — naturally, the family wanted them to get married quickly so the baby would not be born out of wedlock.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
The incessant fighting was taking a toll beyond just Brandan and Mary — the family’s reputation was plummeting in town, not only because of Mary's pregnancy out of wedlock, but also because of the tense arguments all the neighbors could hear.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
Some of the children came from rich families, who in many cases gave up babies born out of wedlock.
—Rafael Romo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Lessons in Chemistry tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, a gifted chemist living in 1950s America who is fired from her job as a lab tech after getting pregnant out of wedlock.
—Jace Lacob, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Maria, meanwhile, also had a secret — a child born out of wedlock.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
People of a certain age in Ireland remember the shocking outlines of a national scandal: the young American woman and the bishop, the hypocrisy of the clergyman, the baby born out of wedlock and without a present father, the woman’s notorious appearance on an Irish late night talk show.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
Teach that conceiving children out of wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents and society.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 Jan. 2024
In a big step forward, Brandan also got the Mary’s grandfather's blessing to marry her — naturally, the family wanted them to get married quickly so the baby would not be born out of wedlock.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
The incessant fighting was taking a toll beyond just Brandan and Mary — the family’s reputation was plummeting in town, not only because of Mary's pregnancy out of wedlock, but also because of the tense arguments all the neighbors could hear.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
Some of the children came from rich families, who in many cases gave up babies born out of wedlock.
—Rafael Romo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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