marriageable
Example Sentences
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Without men they see as marriageable, some working-class women have children alone; a growing number just aren’t having kids at all.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
"As a result, the difficulty of being considered marriageable can be a social stigma, indicating they're not capable and deserving of the role, which leads to great pressures and mental strains."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Parmigianino’s intriguing painting of an unknown woman includes the hallmarks of a marriageable young woman: She is elegantly dressed, revealing a tasteful amount of unblemished skin.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
It was a disgrace that as the girls grew older and even to marriageable age they still ran about the village street and left uncombed their rough sunbrowned hair, and sometimes even talked to men.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
