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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Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The relaxed intimate marital scenes are not hard to do.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Initially, suspicion quickly focused on Michael Warren, the victim’s husband, as friends and family said the couple was having marital problems.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
There are births, deaths, major illnesses, and marital frustrations.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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