Examples of matrimony in a Sentence
two people joined in matrimony
we intend to be joined in matrimony until “death do us part”
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This union will be especially fragile, given that the two parties at the altar would like to kill each other (a condition that I am told usually takes decades of Anglican matrimony).
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
The couple, who have two children and four grandchildren, were able to celebrate another year of matrimony at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center thanks to the emergency responders.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
No wedding date has been announced for Turner’s third shot at matrimony.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
Shame on you, Murder Bride, for giving anyone pause about entering the holy state of matrimony.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
The couple, who have two children and four grandchildren, were able to celebrate another year of matrimony at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center thanks to the emergency responders.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
No wedding date has been announced for Turner’s third shot at matrimony.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
Shame on you, Murder Bride, for giving anyone pause about entering the holy state of matrimony.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for matrimony
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“Matrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matrimony. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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matrimony
noun
mat·ri·mo·ny
ˈma-trə-ˌmō-nē 
plural matrimonies
: the union of two people as spouses : marriage
matrimonial
adjective
ˌma-trə-ˈmō-nē-əl
-nyəl
matrimonially
adverb
-ē
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