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Example sentences for: partner

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Although there are still some legal hoops to jump through, marriage would enable the same-sex partner of a U.S. citizen to avoid the very lengthy (and frequently unsuccessful) application process for citizenship.
But in general, when a marriage dissolves, each partner is considered to own everything he/she brought into the marriage, while all assets obtained during the marriage (except by inheritance) are considered joint property.
If you were an unmarried forty-something very beautiful woman named Lesley Friedman who had cashed out her lawyer temp business for $21 million and had moved to Palm Beach but couldn't get a husband, you could pay for one of those tiny little ads in New York or the New York Review of Books . But ugh, then you'd be getting asked out by assistant professors or public interest lawyers who didn't make partner somewhere.
Equally unfortunately, I find the people expressing interest in me do not possess the qualities I seek in a partner.
There can be no specified time after which you know if you've found the right partner.