unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmer-ēd 
-ˈma-rēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
unmarried
noun
Examples of unmarried in a Sentence
an unmarried couple who are living together
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
Recent Examples on the Web
More than half of those between the ages of 30 and 34 are unmarried, and last year, the country’s fertility rate — already the world’s lowest — fell to 0.72.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Twenty years into their career, de Rosnay and Augé discuss their relationship in couples therapy terms (outside of Justice, both are unmarried).
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
Its anonymity enabled single men to interact with unmarried women more freely than a protective father or judgmental clergy member would allow.
—Susan Portnoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
After all, the groups that lean toward Democrats (non-whites, unmarried women, those with college degrees) are growing, whereas most shrinking groups (whites, Christians, people with less education) tend to vote Republican.
—George Hawley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
They are used to prosecute unmarried couples deemed to be overly close to each other.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The fact that unmarried mothers with dependent children who received federal welfare assistance were barred from working outside of their homes as a condition of receiving this aid was never mentioned—and only fueled the stereotype that these women were lazy and undeserving of such help.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
In this comedy, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn play a stubbornly unmarried couple that takes an exotic vacation every Christmas in order to avoid spending time with family.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
Most residents in this neighborhood are unmarried and in their mid- to late 30s, according to city-data.com.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Twenty years into their career, de Rosnay and Augé discuss their relationship in couples therapy terms (outside of Justice, both are unmarried).
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
Its anonymity enabled single men to interact with unmarried women more freely than a protective father or judgmental clergy member would allow.
—Susan Portnoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
After all, the groups that lean toward Democrats (non-whites, unmarried women, those with college degrees) are growing, whereas most shrinking groups (whites, Christians, people with less education) tend to vote Republican.
—George Hawley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
They are used to prosecute unmarried couples deemed to be overly close to each other.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The fact that unmarried mothers with dependent children who received federal welfare assistance were barred from working outside of their homes as a condition of receiving this aid was never mentioned—and only fueled the stereotype that these women were lazy and undeserving of such help.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
In this comedy, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn play a stubbornly unmarried couple that takes an exotic vacation every Christmas in order to avoid spending time with family.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
Most residents in this neighborhood are unmarried and in their mid- to late 30s, according to city-data.com.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmar-ēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
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