marital status
noun
: the state of being married or not married
—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed
Please enter your marital status.
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Court filings may indicate marital status updates.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Netflix already does this by offering up to US$16,000 per employee yearly to cover medical, dental and vision premiums – regardless of marital status – with unused portions partially refundable.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Pink, a three-time Grammy-winning artist and one of the boldest voices of the 21st century, has plenty of topics the press can mull over that don’t involve her marital status.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
Investigators spoke to Sauceda's coworker, who told them Sauceda had tried to persuade her into lying about her marital status to get approved for SNAP benefits.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Netflix already does this by offering up to US$16,000 per employee yearly to cover medical, dental and vision premiums – regardless of marital status – with unused portions partially refundable.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Pink, a three-time Grammy-winning artist and one of the boldest voices of the 21st century, has plenty of topics the press can mull over that don’t involve her marital status.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
Investigators spoke to Sauceda's coworker, who told them Sauceda had tried to persuade her into lying about her marital status to get approved for SNAP benefits.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for marital status
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“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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