marital

adjective mar·i·tal \ ˈmer-ə-tᵊl , ˈma-rə- \

|Updated on: 30 Jul 2018

Examples: marital in a Sentence

Definition of marital

1 : of or relating to marriage or the married state

marital vows

2 : of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage

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maritally

play \-tᵊl-ē\ adverb

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Examples of marital in a Sentence

They've been having marital problems.
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got

Recent Examples of marital from the Web

Scientists quizzed 3,151 heterosexual people in America and asked them questions about their education level, household income, children, marital status and how expensive their wedding and engagement rings were.

— josh magness, miamiherald, "Want your marriage to last? Don't spend more than this on your wedding, study finds," 9 July 2018
For that matter, why are Trump supporters not so open-minded about the marital complications of Bill and Hillary Clinton.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "Trump’s sexual misconduct does not embody working class family values.," 2 July 2018
The researchers found that the association remained even after controlling for factors such as age, race and ethnicity, marital status, income level and body mass index, according to Capasso.

— mark lieber, CNN, "Using a CPAP machine can improve sex lives for some, study says," 24 May 2018
In the past, courts treated and divvied up pets just like cars or paintings or any other marital property.

— elisa orzac shoenberger, BostonGlobe.com, "When a marriage ends, who gets the family pet?," 13 July 2018
The two haven't confirmed the news themselves, but there are a lot of clues that make the marital reports seem totally legit – including a massive diamond ring and congrats from both of their parents.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "5 Signs That Prove Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are Totally Getting Married," 9 July 2018
Tower came under attack from not only Democrats but from social conservatives who denounced him over alleged excessive drinking and marital infidelity.

— azcentral, "The ever-ambitious John McCain rises to the U.S. Senate," 2 Apr. 2018
Marla Neufeld has been promoted from associate to partner at Greenspoon Marder and will head up the firm’s surrogacy law practice group within the marital and family law department.

— miamiherald, "Senior-level hires and promotions in South Florida for Jan. 29, 2018 | Miami Herald," 29 Jan. 2018
Among the stressors are mental health issues, financial problems, marital problems, drug abuse, conflict with one or more family members and conflicts at school.

— dave altimari, courant.com, "FBI Report Says Mass Shooters Obtain Guns Legally, Usually Give Off Signals Before Shooting Spree," 27 June 2018

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