mariage de convenance
Example Sentences
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If this be regarded as a veritable mariage de convenance, it should suit you admirably and the general as well.”
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West
"A mariage de convenance," Sturling remarked with a smile, as he saw me inspecting the labels.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen
"It would be nothing worse than a mariage de convenance," said Uncle William.
From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Ibsen is in favor of the mariage de convenance, which suppresses, without favor, the absurdity of love-matches.
From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund
Much of this corruption evidently arises from the iniquitous practice of mariage de convenance, so often speculated in by most match-making mothers, in the two greatest capitals of Europe.
From The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon by Risk Allah, Habeeb
