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
They are used to prosecute unmarried couples deemed to be overly close to each other.
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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
Jagna is considered the most desirable woman in the village, with a beauty that men, unmarried and married alike, desire.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
During the ceremony, Ms. Morton, who still drives and cooks as a near-centenarian, nodded to the couple’s many years as an unmarried pair, according to Ms. White.
—Andrew Zucker, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The head of household status can be used for unmarried adults who maintain a home in which a non-dependent adult child lives.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Researchers who studied the Illinois program found that participants tend to be part-time workers, primarily female, younger and unmarried, with high-school educations, working jobs that pay by the hour.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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
Jagna is considered the most desirable woman in the village, with a beauty that men, unmarried and married alike, desire.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
During the ceremony, Ms. Morton, who still drives and cooks as a near-centenarian, nodded to the couple’s many years as an unmarried pair, according to Ms. White.
—Andrew Zucker, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The head of household status can be used for unmarried adults who maintain a home in which a non-dependent adult child lives.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Researchers who studied the Illinois program found that participants tend to be part-time workers, primarily female, younger and unmarried, with high-school educations, working jobs that pay by the hour.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 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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