5 sentences with 'marital'
Example sentences and phrases with the word marital and other words derived from it.
• « Everywhere, domestic violence against women (and children) was pervasive: it was taken for granted that the "man of the house" had the right to enforce his will with violence if he deemed it necessary, and the very concept of marital rape was also non-existent. »
• « Rape charges were routinely dismissed if the victim "asked for it" for being alone at night or for being "inappropriately" dressed, and there was no legal concept of marital rape. »
• « My husband, Lynn, and I had led a "life of mute despair" behind the façade of our supposed marital success. »
• « one morning, I jokingly told my wife that we should exchange the large marital bed for two twin beds. »
• « The ritual of the use of rings, like most of the rituals surrounding marriage, has its origins in the distant past. Already the Egyptians and Romans gave the "annulus sponsalitus", first of iron and later of gold, as this being the most durable metal, it was supposed to ensure a permanent marital union. »