Examples of wedlock in a Sentence
joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis in 2012 notably criticized priests who refused to baptize children born out of wedlock.
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Nearly two decades prior, Tome gave birth to a stillborn boy out of wedlock.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2025
But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock.
—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Nearly two decades prior, Tome gave birth to a stillborn boy out of wedlock.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2025
But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock.
—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for wedlock
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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