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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According to Wallace, the threshold is more than $200,000 for unmarried people and $400,000 for married taxpayers.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 21 Feb. 2026
His mother, Helen Burns Struggs, was 16 and unmarried and gave him the name Jesse Burns.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
He was born in the Jim Crow South to Helen Burns, then an unmarried 16-year-old, and her married-next-door neighbor, Noah Robinson.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The city has more unmarried women than men, with a ratio of about 93 men for every 100 women.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 21 Feb. 2026
His mother, Helen Burns Struggs, was 16 and unmarried and gave him the name Jesse Burns.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
He was born in the Jim Crow South to Helen Burns, then an unmarried 16-year-old, and her married-next-door neighbor, Noah Robinson.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The city has more unmarried women than men, with a ratio of about 93 men for every 100 women.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unmarried
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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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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