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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Feminist criminologists have long identified the period of marital separation as among the most lethal for women.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
Feminist criminologists have long identified the period of marital separation as among the most lethal for women.
—Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
Barack recognized the need for some marital rebalancing.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The marital premium stayed roughly the same, perhaps even widening.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for marital
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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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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