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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Under California law, if an unmarried person with a child dies without a will, the courts designate the child as the sole heir.
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Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
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Half the adults in the U.S. are unmarried, and half of them aren’t seeking a relationship.
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Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
What To Know James, who was born in Brooklyn and is unmarried, filed the civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Organization in October 2023.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Half the adults in the U.S. are unmarried, and half of them aren’t seeking a relationship.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
As most times the employees who are being forced to work overtime or beyond working hours are mostly unmarried and those with limited family responsibilities.
—Raul Handa, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 19 May. 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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