Examples of monogamist in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Young women wanted to be independent like Carrie Bradshaw (if not for her shoe collection), while men wanted to be more like lothario Joey Tribbiani than monogamist Ross Geller.
—
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than two to three weeks in between very serious relationships.
—Susan Steade, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Bhumi Pednekar stars as Kanika Kapoor, a Delhi food blogger and serial monogamist, who has spent her adult life seeking a satisfying love match, both emotionally and physically, but has never had an orgasm.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
The two women were discussing being serial monogamists in the past, along with what Ratajkowski is looking for in a partner now.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 5 Apr. 2023
The ex-boozer monogamist and the Chateau-dwelling free spirit hate each other, might love each other.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2023
The Islamic attitude toward women shares much with the Hindu monogamist view, while in African societies women are much more independent economic actors, albeit within a patriarchal context.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2012
The show documents the life of a polygamist family that becomes essentially monogamist in later seasons, which includes father Kody Brown, his four wives and their 18 children.
—al, 11 Sep. 2022
The title characters are complementary types: Fiona is an outgoing serial monogamist and a law-school dropout, Jane an insecure budding author who struggles with her bisexuality.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2022
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than two to three weeks in between very serious relationships.
—Susan Steade, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Bhumi Pednekar stars as Kanika Kapoor, a Delhi food blogger and serial monogamist, who has spent her adult life seeking a satisfying love match, both emotionally and physically, but has never had an orgasm.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
The two women were discussing being serial monogamists in the past, along with what Ratajkowski is looking for in a partner now.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 5 Apr. 2023
The ex-boozer monogamist and the Chateau-dwelling free spirit hate each other, might love each other.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2023
The Islamic attitude toward women shares much with the Hindu monogamist view, while in African societies women are much more independent economic actors, albeit within a patriarchal context.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2012
The show documents the life of a polygamist family that becomes essentially monogamist in later seasons, which includes father Kody Brown, his four wives and their 18 children.
—al, 11 Sep. 2022
The title characters are complementary types: Fiona is an outgoing serial monogamist and a law-school dropout, Jane an insecure budding author who struggles with her bisexuality.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2022
Cite this Entry
“Monogamist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monogamist. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
monogamist
noun
mo·nog·a·mist
mə-ˈnäg-ə-məst 
: a person who practices or upholds monogamy
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share