as in single
not married
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Recent Examples of unmarried
He is expected to still be unmarried for the upcoming general election in November.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Margaret Prior is almost thirty, unmarried, depressed, and living with her overbearing mother.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Married joint filers with MAGI above $250,000 and unmarried taxpayers with MAGIs above $200,000 are subject to the tax.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Yoriko Endo, an unmarried woman in her early 40s or so, grew up in Nagi and went away to attend art school but came back to live on the family farm.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Margaret Prior is almost thirty, unmarried, depressed, and living with her overbearing mother.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Married joint filers with MAGI above $250,000 and unmarried taxpayers with MAGIs above $200,000 are subject to the tax.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Yoriko Endo, an unmarried woman in her early 40s or so, grew up in Nagi and went away to attend art school but came back to live on the family farm.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unmarried
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmarried
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Play/Pause Button 50 States, 50 People Meet the people behind iconic travel experiences in every single US state.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Carolina scored those three goals in 39 seconds, the fastest three goals by a single team in Stanley Cup Final history, making what looked like a no-doubt Vegas win into a game once again.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Clark-Flory’s was a memoir, My Mother’s Daughter, about a DNA test connecting her with her sister, who her mom placed for adoption as a teenager at a home for unwed mothers in the 1960s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Born in 1941 to an unwed teenage mother in Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson turned heads early with his fierce drive and athletic ability.—
Mark Whitaker,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmarried. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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