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
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The criteria are strict: Only parents, spouses and unmarried, under-21 children of American citizens are eligible for the assistance.
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Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 29 May 2024
What changed, at about the same time no-fault began, was that a couple of decades of legal and cultural shifts — which many conservatives deplore — began making life different, larger and better for married and unmarried women.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 29 May 2024
What changed, at about the same time no-fault began, was that a couple of decades of legal and cultural shifts — which many conservatives deplore — began making life different, larger and better for married and unmarried women.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 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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