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Recent Examples of conjugal
Composed at Rose’s prompting and anticipating Flanagan’s extraordinary Pain Journal, the volume is so direct in its account of the couple’s conjugal life that the Indian authorities tossed its original print run into the ocean before the books could ship from Chennai to New York.
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Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.
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EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Francis has even gone so far as to denounce as Pharisees those who affirm the authority of the church teaching that communion for the divorced or remarried who engage in the conjugal act is never permissible.
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R. R. Reno,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2018
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Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.
—
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Francis has even gone so far as to denounce as Pharisees those who affirm the authority of the church teaching that communion for the divorced or remarried who engage in the conjugal act is never permissible.
—
R. R. Reno,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2018
See All Example Sentences for conjugal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjugal
marital
Adjective
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McDermott, 59, has previously shared that his struggles with alcohol caused their marital problems.
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If a couple buys a house together that’s going to be their marital residence, for example, a prenup may specify who owns it and how.
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