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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What is the ratio of unmarried men to women across the U.S.?
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Overall, a majority of unmarried Americans, 56 percent, are more worried about ending up with the wrong partner than not finding someone at all, the AEI survey found.
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Utah has the lowest rate of singles, with only 45.1% of adults now unmarried.
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Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Overall, a majority of unmarried Americans, 56 percent, are more worried about ending up with the wrong partner than not finding someone at all, the AEI survey found.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Utah has the lowest rate of singles, with only 45.1% of adults now unmarried.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Some essential relief, or perhaps even a slight disappointment, to realize that unmarried life is kind of normal?
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmarried
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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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