marital status
noun
: the state of being married or not married
—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed
Please enter your marital status.
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Toe rings for example, are traditionally worn by Hindu women as a symbol of marital status, but are also worn for Ayurvedic health benefits.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 July 2025
Mary is confronted about her marital status at a high society event, causing the music to abruptly come to a halt and her fellow attendees to gasp.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Furthermore, physicians and other medical staff can be barred from working at VA hospitals based on their marital status, political party affiliation or union activity.
—Flavia Mangan Colgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
His last record as an Ohioan, his last official record as a person will be wrong because your word says marital status at time of death.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 26 June 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 July 2025
Mary is confronted about her marital status at a high society event, causing the music to abruptly come to a halt and her fellow attendees to gasp.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Furthermore, physicians and other medical staff can be barred from working at VA hospitals based on their marital status, political party affiliation or union activity.
—Flavia Mangan Colgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
His last record as an Ohioan, his last official record as a person will be wrong because your word says marital status at time of death.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital status
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“Marital status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital%20status. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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