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
She said she married Holm, her live-in lover for 2 1/2 years, only so he would not feel like a dog trailing behind her.
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
