Sentence examples for are polygamy from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "are polygamy" is not correct in English.
It seems to be a grammatical error, as "are" should not be used with "polygamy," which is a noun.
Example: "Many cultures practice polygamy, which allows for multiple spouses."
Alternatives: "is polygamy" or "involves polygamy."

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are polygamy

noun

The having of multiple socially bonded sexual partners at the same time

  • Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands

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But let me quickly explain that the "Barbaric Cultural Practices" in question are polygamy, "gender-based" family violence, "honour-killing" and forcing children under 16 to leave Canada for marriages abroad.

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When the subject is polygamy, who thinks about boys?

Among those revelations is polygamy and the belief that Adam, the original man, was God.

And an old idea is not necessarily a good one — slavery is an old idea; so is polygamy.

The default family arrangement in many cultures, modern as well as ancient, has been polygamy, not monogamy.

Last year the issue was polygamy, with a show that glorified a middle-class man who married the maximum four wives allowed under Islam.

The greater problem was polygamy.

The second type of marriage is polygamy, it is the fact that a man marries several women.

If we let gays get married, is polygamy next?

And one of the prime objections of the public to a Mormon in office is "polygamy".

The most common responses were polygamy, concerns the faith isn't Christian and that its members were too conservative.

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