marriageable
Example Sentences
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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
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
And yet she could see her two daughters, two spinsters beyond the marriageable age; they were at least twenty-five.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
