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
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Babygirl isn’t Madame Bovary, which ends in suicide, let alone the Blanchett movie Notes From a Scandal (2006), a valuable lesson in how not to trust an unmarried older coworker (Judi Dench) with details about your extramarital debaucheries.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Men of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, an association of unmarried merchants and foreign traders, are said to have decorated the tree with artificial roses.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Blind individuals and those ages 65 and up get a slightly higher standard deduction of $1,550 per person (or $1,950 if also unmarried).
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Qualifying family members include the main applicant’s spouse, dependent children up to the age of 30, dependent parents over the age of 55, grandparents, and siblings over 18 years old who must be unmarried with no children.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Men of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, an association of unmarried merchants and foreign traders, are said to have decorated the tree with artificial roses.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Blind individuals and those ages 65 and up get a slightly higher standard deduction of $1,550 per person (or $1,950 if also unmarried).
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Qualifying family members include the main applicant’s spouse, dependent children up to the age of 30, dependent parents over the age of 55, grandparents, and siblings over 18 years old who must be unmarried with no children.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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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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