by marriage

phrase

—used to say that a relationship is created because one person is married to a family member of the other

She is my aunt by marriage.

They are related by marriage.

an aunt by marriage

Examples of by marriage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the first report, senior cleric Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi, a relative of the Khamenei family by marriage, claimed Pezeshkian had repeatedly threatened to resign and was warned that his next resignation would be accepted. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The company was co-owned by someone related to Uhls by marriage, but he wasn’t authorized to enter agreements on the company’s behalf, the affidavit said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

That condition was little changed by marriage or the couple’s first child, born within a week of Mary Kay’s seventeenth birthday, in 1935, or their second, born the following year. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Catherine Zeta Jones, who was related to Tyler by marriage, also shared a tribute on Instagram. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for by marriage

• disparage
• miscarriage
• remarriage
• intermarriage