How to Use open marriage in a Sentence

open marriage

noun
  • All of this might sound like a roast of open marriages—and the movie does poke fun.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Dating someone in an open marriage can be hard.
    — Goth Shakira contributing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Jean Garnett on West and Girl and open marriage.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Splitsville understands why modern romance makes an open marriage so appealing.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The film follows two couples whose friendship turns rocky when the husband of a divorcing couple sleeps with the wife of an open marriage couple.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
  • His character is in an open marriage with a writer-professor portrayed by Rachel Weisz.
    — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Some people may think the couple's drama is even deserved in cases like this, while others are rushing to quench their curiosity about what even is an open marriage.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • According to Allen’s album, Harbour would’ve allegedly transgressed past the bounds of their open marriage.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Prenups force couples to agree on that definition, perhaps even setting terms for an open marriage or other relationship boundaries.
    — Julia Rodgers, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The novel lovingly depicts a family succumbing to the pressures of an open marriage, teenage rebellion, and home ownership.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Paul and Julie have an open marriage; their relationship is as modern as their taste in architecture, and Carey, guileless to a fault, assumes that his friend won’t mind.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Taking on a partner in an open marriage, especially if a child and mutual source of income are involved, will likely present a certain requirement of effort for your heart and mind.
    — Goth Shakira contributing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • His open marriage and affair with a student challenge social norms, reflecting Uranian rebellion and shock value.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The album depicts feelings of betrayal in an open marriage, with lyrics repeatedly referring to a person named Madeline.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The messages appeared to show a disagreement between the two over the terms of their open marriage, according to The Newnan Times-Herald.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • An open marriage comedy sees Netflix partnering with Manas Filmes, launched in 2024.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 May 2026
  • The story follows a family unraveling amid open marriages, conspiracy and emotional turmoil.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Might seem like an outlier in the current array of articles and books about open marriages and polyamory, and at first glance the line of distinction between the two worlds, much like the division between blue and white tickets, seems almost old-fashioned.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The two investigators had already begun building a strong circumstantial case against Frank Byers — the bullet casings in her home, his unlikely story that Makayla agreed to an open marriage and left with a bald man in a white truck.
    — Liza Finley, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Carey turns to married friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (director Michael Angelo Corvino), learns about their open marriage, and a complicated love trapezoid ensues.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Carey turns to married friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (director Michael Angelo Corvino), learns about their open marriage, and a complicated love trapezoid ensues.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash As the Flynn family fractures under the strain of a failing open marriage and three daughters spiraling into dangerous secrets, their small coastal town is quietly dominated by a powerful shipping magnate no one dares to question.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In this relationship comedy, a man (Kyle Marvin) seeks a little help from his friends after his wife (Adria Arjona) asks for a divorce, only to throw the friends’ (Dakota Johnson, Michael Angelo Covino) professedly open marriage into disarray in the process.
    — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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