1
: not married
an unwed mother
unwed couples
2
: of or relating to unmarried persons
an unwed pregnancy
Examples of unwed in a Sentence
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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The unwed mother had made the painful decision to allow her child to be adopted.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Roman was born in 1942 in a home for unwed mothers and was dropped off at a Dallas orphanage as a child.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Entertainment & Arts ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ singer Lee Greenwood recalls many inaugurations -- and singing for Donald Trump
Jan. 20, 2017
She was born Bertha Louise Hable in Dallas in 1946 at a home for unwed mothers, given up for adoption and raised in an orphanage.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Many cultures around the world frown on the unwed, and as a result, people often find themselves in marriages out of a sense of duty and commitment rather than long-lasting love.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Roman was born in 1942 in a home for unwed mothers and was dropped off at a Dallas orphanage as a child.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Entertainment & Arts ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ singer Lee Greenwood recalls many inaugurations -- and singing for Donald Trump
Jan. 20, 2017
She was born Bertha Louise Hable in Dallas in 1946 at a home for unwed mothers, given up for adoption and raised in an orphanage.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Many cultures around the world frown on the unwed, and as a result, people often find themselves in marriages out of a sense of duty and commitment rather than long-lasting love.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwed
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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