How to Use "Marry" with Example Sentences

marry (v): to become legally husband and wife

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Used with verbs:

"He asked me to marry him in December."
(asked)

"We are going to marry in July."
(be + going to, be + planning to)

"I want to marry my boyfriend."
(want to, hope to)

Used with nouns:

"I married my husband in 1988."
(husband, wife)

"I want to marry my boyfriend someday."
(boyfriend, girlfriend, lover, partner)

Used with adverbs:

"She married young."
(young, late, well)

Used with prepositions:

"He married into our family."
(into)

"I'm married to a workaholic."
(to)

"She married me for money."
(for)