wedlock

Example Sentences

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“If we see that 70% of households are raising children out of wedlock, that means 30% are not,” Mr. Woodson once told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

Both paint wedlock as a fortunate state, when it works.

From Salon • May 29, 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

In 1901 they had a child out of wedlock, a daughter, who was discreetly put up for adoption.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson