married

Example Sentences

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“The typical cop is ‘married to the job’ and though he or she may need to break a few rules from time to time, the ends justify the means because they are the ‘good guys’.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2017

“And of course he ‘married into’ the community via Iman,” joked Daniel, referencing his 23 year marriage to the Somali-born supermodel.

From MSNBC • Jan. 12, 2016

Phrases such as 'by marrying the train to the track, George Stephenson …' as if it were an innovation and achievement, are misleading; Blenkinsop and Murray had already 'married the train to the track'.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2013

His daughter, Rose, ‘married out of meeting,’ and against her father’s will.

From Dorothy's House Party by Raymond, Evelyn

Proudly conscious was Bob that he a 'married beneath him'—conscious also that Clem Peckover was gnawing her lips in rage.

From The Nether World by Gissing, George