marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
ˈma-rə-
1
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
marital vows
2
archaic
: of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage
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
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Financially, Scott continued to control marital funds, covering household expenses and temporarily providing Kelley $10,000 per month for living costs contingent on court order or further agreement.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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This story is universal in its community feeling, challenging parent-child relations, marital troubles, and eternal struggle between tradition and modernity.
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Pasco County records show Heyden filed for divorce in March and later filed an emergency motion for exclusive use and possession of the marital residence.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Success on Her Own Terms Yet there is one glaring problem in manifesting a post-marital identity overhaul for one of the world’s most successful women—namely, Swift herself, who has expressed no intention of swapping her guitar for an apron.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This story is universal in its community feeling, challenging parent-child relations, marital troubles, and eternal struggle between tradition and modernity.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Pasco County records show Heyden filed for divorce in March and later filed an emergency motion for exclusive use and possession of the marital residence.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
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