marriageable

Example Sentences

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"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

As I entered my marriageable years, I was introduced to suitable men from Lima, Peru; Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Paramaribo, Suriname; and Accra, Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

By stringing Herrick along, Chrane had “prevented him from paying court to other eligible and marriageable ladies.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2021

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