unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmer-ēd 
-ˈma-rēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
unmarried
noun
Examples of unmarried in a Sentence
an unmarried couple who are living together
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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This book's title comes from a real-life, women-run charitable institution in Louisville, which took in pregnant, unmarried women from 1876-1919.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
Under the new order, spouses married to U.S. citizens would have to have been residing in the U.S. for at least 10 years and married as of June 17, meaning unmarried mixed-status couples will not be able to apply even if they get married after this date.
—Erick Trevino, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
Nothing in the original text of the Ten Commandments prohibits a married man from sleeping with an unmarried woman, concubine or enslaved person.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
More than 60% of households with kids are headed by a single parent or unmarried couple.
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
Under the new order, spouses married to U.S. citizens would have to have been residing in the U.S. for at least 10 years and married as of June 17, meaning unmarried mixed-status couples will not be able to apply even if they get married after this date.
—Erick Trevino, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
Nothing in the original text of the Ten Commandments prohibits a married man from sleeping with an unmarried woman, concubine or enslaved person.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
More than 60% of households with kids are headed by a single parent or unmarried couple.
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmar-ēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
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