connubial

Example Sentences

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McLeod-Skinner, who is an attorney and natural-resources consultant, said she finds it easier to talk policy than about her relationship — but not because of a lack of connubial bliss.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

This one’s for spouses who feel the need to vent volcanically after months of cheek-by-jowl connubial togetherness.

From New York Times • May 31, 2020

She has taken on her husband’s signature pout, in a connubial version of people who grow to look like their dogs.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016

“Marry Him” is more measured than its explosive title suggests; and the Times piece at least allows that culture might play a role in how equality influences the connubial bed.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2014

The gentleman promised it to the extent of his poor powers, intimating, however, that connubial fidelity might conflict with maternal ambition, a result which he deprecated as deplorable.

From Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Trent, Hilary