be married

Example Sentences

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"It's great to be married but you also meet your friends to keep the married people safe," she said from the red carpet at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The pair from Nottingham, who have not been named for legal reasons, took their sons - who were under the age of 18 - to Pakistan in early 2023 to be married.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“One hundred percent of the people who get married think they’re gonna be married forever, and 50% of people are wrong.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

While it is illegal for a girl under 18 or a boy under 21 to be married in India, in practice child marriage is still common.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

I said, “Mr. Shears used to be married to Mrs. Shears and he left her, like in a divorce. But I don’t know if they were actually divorced.”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon