plural marrieds or married
: a married person
young marrieds are paid undue … attention—
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Examples of married in a Sentence
Adjective
They are happily married with several children.
a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love
Recent Examples on the WebMelinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
Tsukuba resident Sciortino Atsuko, who is married to an immigrant, believes that local government needs to reflect the city’s diversity.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
Schedules: The Browns, a married couple, both have four-day workweeks.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The pair linked up with White’s brother Cam (bass, producer) and their friend Pete Wheeler (drums) to form the band (White and Kendrick also fell in love and got married along the way).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, the married couple of more than 35 years stepped out for a date night at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles to attend the 25th An Unforgettable Evening gala, benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The couple eventually began dating, got engaged and married.
—Adam England, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Chad was still married to Tammy Daybell, while Lori was still married to her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
The activist and philanthropist is married to James Murdoch, the liberal-leaning son of Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
The group is a mixture of singles and marrieds, and two of the couples have one small child each.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Where Vanderpump Rules has become a show about divorce, The Valley will be all about the marrieds.
—Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
Micah keeps it together on 'Love is Blind' | Credit: Netflix As every soap opera writer will tell you, happy couples make for boring stories — which is why the Love Is Blind producers front-loaded the reunion with updates on the smug marrieds.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2023
The 36-year-old married, working (real estate), mother-of-two ran a track 5000 PR of 15:04 in June, a 68:57 half-marathon best in October, and an American record women-only race 10-mile best of 51:23 in November.
—Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2020
While visiting his home country in August, the 23-year-old married and then returned to Portland to get immigration papers to bring his new wife to live with him.
—oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2020
Joe seemed to find his place in the conviviality of saloon life — the constant company of other people; the distracting kookiness and drama of the regulars; the dutiful marrieds, the swingers.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
Also in the news, a London School of Economics professor and author of a forthcoming book claimed childless single people are happier than marrieds.
—Allison Schrager, Quartz, 20 June 2019
Adjective
The duo, who are also married as well as business partners, welcome the influx of big-name celebrity chefs like Bottura and Gordon Ramsay to the city.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
Tsukuba resident Sciortino Atsuko, who is married to an immigrant, believes that local government needs to reflect the city’s diversity.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
Schedules: The Browns, a married couple, both have four-day workweeks.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The pair linked up with White’s brother Cam (bass, producer) and their friend Pete Wheeler (drums) to form the band (White and Kendrick also fell in love and got married along the way).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, the married couple of more than 35 years stepped out for a date night at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles to attend the 25th An Unforgettable Evening gala, benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The couple eventually began dating, got engaged and married.
—Adam England, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Chad was still married to Tammy Daybell, while Lori was still married to her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
The activist and philanthropist is married to James Murdoch, the liberal-leaning son of Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Noun
From the first episode of the show, when Lewis’ version of himself screams at David’s heightened version of himself for not liking his girlfriend, the men are the bickering old marrieds that the show deserved.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
The group is a mixture of singles and marrieds, and two of the couples have one small child each.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Where Vanderpump Rules has become a show about divorce, The Valley will be all about the marrieds.
—Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
Micah keeps it together on 'Love is Blind' | Credit: Netflix As every soap opera writer will tell you, happy couples make for boring stories — which is why the Love Is Blind producers front-loaded the reunion with updates on the smug marrieds.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2023
The 36-year-old married, working (real estate), mother-of-two ran a track 5000 PR of 15:04 in June, a 68:57 half-marathon best in October, and an American record women-only race 10-mile best of 51:23 in November.
—Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2020
While visiting his home country in August, the 23-year-old married and then returned to Portland to get immigration papers to bring his new wife to live with him.
—oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2020
Joe seemed to find his place in the conviviality of saloon life — the constant company of other people; the distracting kookiness and drama of the regulars; the dutiful marrieds, the swingers.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
Also in the news, a London School of Economics professor and author of a forthcoming book claimed childless single people are happier than marrieds.
—Allison Schrager, Quartz, 20 June 2019
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