get married

idiom

: to become joined in marriage
They're planning to get married in October.

Examples of get married in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And while Penelope wants to get married and build a life away from her family home, she’s resigned to a life of spinsterhood due to her age and awkwardness around strangers. Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024 While Sheldon only agreed to meet Amy then because his friends essentially blackmailed him, the two would fall in love and eventually get married in the season 11 finale. Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Here’s hoping they get married in the end, because that is one thing Marvel hasn’t done yet. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 Current law allows 16 and 17-year-olds to get married with parental consent. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024 The couple decided to get married, to begin the process of ensuring that no matter what happened next, Mr. Freifeld would have the legal right to remain in the United States with his family. Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 3 May 2024 This does sound like an auspicious day to get married. Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024 The first few months of our relationship set the tone for how we would eventually get married. Tommy Dorfman, Vogue, 2 May 2024 Halina and Bella eventually make it to Lvov on their own, where Bella and Jakob get married in a secret ceremony. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024

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“Get married.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20married. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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