mariage de convenance
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The opening chapter is a picture of a lively Parisian ménage, such as many doubtless exist; a striking example of a mariage de convenance, or mis-match.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various
I'm only a half sort of lover, meditating a mariage de convenance to oblige an uncle, and by no means required by the terms of my agreement to undergo a very rigid amount of drill.
From The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope
I shuddered at the idea of a mere mariage de convenance.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
The system is worse than the dot and mariage de convenance.
From The Web of Life by Robert Herrick
If you will agree to this—this mariage de convenance, I will do all that lies in my power to make your life happy.
From The Shadow of the East by E. M. (Edith Maude) Hull
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