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
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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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At Tuesday's hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, senators grilled him on his personal life, including his marital history—an unusual move for what is essentially a job interview.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Think of it as a supranational marital spat: Everyone’s right and no one knows why.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In what may well be a spy movie for actual adults, director Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp concoct a moody drama steeped in espionage, marital trust issues and, one hopes, prime opportunities for playing the pause, the side-eye and the steely glare along with the words.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
The words tell about heartbreak and love, of faith in one another and faith in God, hope, hard work, marital harmony, and disharmony...
—Dave Paulson, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Think of it as a supranational marital spat: Everyone’s right and no one knows why.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In what may well be a spy movie for actual adults, director Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp concoct a moody drama steeped in espionage, marital trust issues and, one hopes, prime opportunities for playing the pause, the side-eye and the steely glare along with the words.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
The words tell about heartbreak and love, of faith in one another and faith in God, hope, hard work, marital harmony, and disharmony...
—Dave Paulson, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
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 30 Jan. 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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