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
Recent Examples on the Web
There's also been a recent rise in the share of unmarried couples buying homes.
—
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The majority of her patients were educated, unmarried governesses whose health had broken down under the strain of long hours of work and negligible pay.
—Melissa Pritchard, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
Studies have suggested that married employees often make more money, are thought of more favorably when workplace leaders make decisions about growth opportunities, and get more perks than their unmarried peers.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 May 2024
More than half of those between the ages of 30 and 34 are unmarried, and last year, the country’s fertility rate — already the world’s lowest — fell to 0.72.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Twenty years into their career, de Rosnay and Augé discuss their relationship in couples therapy terms (outside of Justice, both are unmarried).
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
Its anonymity enabled single men to interact with unmarried women more freely than a protective father or judgmental clergy member would allow.
—Susan Portnoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
After all, the groups that lean toward Democrats (non-whites, unmarried women, those with college degrees) are growing, whereas most shrinking groups (whites, Christians, people with less education) tend to vote Republican.
—George Hawley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
They are used to prosecute unmarried couples deemed to be overly close to each other.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The majority of her patients were educated, unmarried governesses whose health had broken down under the strain of long hours of work and negligible pay.
—Melissa Pritchard, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
Studies have suggested that married employees often make more money, are thought of more favorably when workplace leaders make decisions about growth opportunities, and get more perks than their unmarried peers.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 May 2024
More than half of those between the ages of 30 and 34 are unmarried, and last year, the country’s fertility rate — already the world’s lowest — fell to 0.72.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Twenty years into their career, de Rosnay and Augé discuss their relationship in couples therapy terms (outside of Justice, both are unmarried).
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
Its anonymity enabled single men to interact with unmarried women more freely than a protective father or judgmental clergy member would allow.
—Susan Portnoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
After all, the groups that lean toward Democrats (non-whites, unmarried women, those with college degrees) are growing, whereas most shrinking groups (whites, Christians, people with less education) tend to vote Republican.
—George Hawley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
They are used to prosecute unmarried couples deemed to be overly close to each other.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 8 Apr. 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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