see also out of wedlock
Examples of wedlock in a Sentence
joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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Even Kate Sharma, despite being born out of wedlock, was still Lady Kate and publicly acknowledged by her father and stepmother.
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Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2026
American cities went into decay, rising crime rates, rising divorce rates, more kids born out of wedlock.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The two make love out of wedlock and conceive a child, angering Agnes’ adoptive family, though her brother, Joe Alwyn’s Bartholomew, who’d been adopted along with her, stands by her side.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 Nov. 2025
Born out of wedlock to a celebrated general, Hedda’s father has left her with only his opulent, Chekhovian gun collection and a precarious foothold in high society.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2026
American cities went into decay, rising crime rates, rising divorce rates, more kids born out of wedlock.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The two make love out of wedlock and conceive a child, angering Agnes’ adoptive family, though her brother, Joe Alwyn’s Bartholomew, who’d been adopted along with her, stands by her side.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 Nov. 2025
Born out of wedlock to a celebrated general, Hedda’s father has left her with only his opulent, Chekhovian gun collection and a precarious foothold in high society.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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