live-in lover
Example Sentences
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“One was ‘Doomsday in Court,’ about a horror-movie star like Bela Lugosi, who is being sued for palimony by his live-in lover, which at the time was a big issue,” Burnett said.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 31, 2019
He’s prissy and self-centered, and the way he casually discards his live-in lover when he sees Josephina as available could use some more narrative examination, and possibly a consequence or two.
From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2019
The four lead actors make their improbable characters real, but the scene stealer is Stephen Wallem as Bruce’s live-in lover, Bob.
From New York Times • May 8, 2011
Perhaps Mitchelson's chief claim to legal fame was the concept of palimony, which he introduced by arguing in 1970 that Michelle Triola, Lee Marvin's live-in lover, might be entitled to some of the actor's property.
From Time Magazine Archive
Barnett's suit is the strangest application yet of the "palimony" doctrine established by the California Supreme Court in a 1976 decision involving Actor Lee Marvin and Michelle Triola Marvin, his former live-in lover.
From Time Magazine Archive
