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
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
"We can learn from Sri Lanka, which increased the marriageable age for girls, or from Bangladesh and Vietnam, which enabled a basket of non-permanent contraceptives to reach women on their doorstep."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2021
In their surprise they forgot that Mr Coldfield had a marriageable daughter.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
