domestic partner

Example Sentences

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Adding unpaid labor onto one’s daily workload is draining and, provided your domestic partner is open to ameliorating the imbalance, solvable.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

But when it comes to extended relationships we’ve got: lover, domestic partner, significant other, longtime companion.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

“Don’t Let It Happen,” his first book, includes a colorful cover featuring a revolver in a pink lunchbox, as well as a forward credited to Adams’ longtime domestic partner, Tracey Collins.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Such an order typically requires a court finding that the person “represents a credible threat” to a domestic partner.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2023

But still, for a sober domestic partner, the new town is no ill companion to the ancient city on the hill.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George