out of wedlock
Example Sentences
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"We were only together just a few short times, and I'd never told my family but at 17 I became pregnant out of wedlock."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
An account of the candidate’s old-fashioned embarrassment, expressed to Mr. Devine, about having a child out of wedlock is practically endearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Maternity homes were popular before Roe as a place where usually teen mothers went to secretly have babies that were conceived out of wedlock.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
A small-town kid born out of wedlock, he moved from the rustic countryside of Vinci, 30 miles west of Florence, to the sophisticated city to make his way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024
Mom tells me that Abuela Zaida had all her sons out of wedlock in Costa Rica then convinced my grandfather he should marry her and move to Cuba.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
