marriageable
Example Sentences
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When there aren’t marriageable or even dateable men around, fewer women marry and have children, a dynamic that has been particularly pronounced in America’s working class.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
She feared that her daughter – a young woman of marriageable age – would attract negative attention and face difficulties if she stayed single.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
“Why do we feel that promoting marriage will solve the problem when there are so few marriageable men?” asked William Julius Wilson, professor of sociology and social policy at Harvard.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
