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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Jelly Roll and his wife are opting for some marital martial arts.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Chance celebrated marital life in 2019’s otherwise poorly received The Big Day, only to endure a painful public divorce last year.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Importantly, the relative weight of individual versus relationship factors was different in parent–child relationships compared to marital relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
According to four separate studies, marital satisfaction drops steadily until a couple’s children age to between twelve and sixteen years; and couples only return to previous levels of satisfaction after the last child has left the house.
—Sebastian Purcell
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Chance celebrated marital life in 2019’s otherwise poorly received The Big Day, only to endure a painful public divorce last year.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Importantly, the relative weight of individual versus relationship factors was different in parent–child relationships compared to marital relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
According to four separate studies, marital satisfaction drops steadily until a couple’s children age to between twelve and sixteen years; and couples only return to previous levels of satisfaction after the last child has left the house.
—Sebastian Purcell
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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