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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At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.
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Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
That amount will increase to $2,050 if the individual is unmarried and not a surviving spouse.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Listening to these women fawn all over Julia for carrying the laird’s child, for carrying a future king, listening to them excuse away Julia being unmarried, all of it makes Davina blow a fuse.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
That amount will increase to $2,050 if the individual is unmarried and not a surviving spouse.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Listening to these women fawn all over Julia for carrying the laird’s child, for carrying a future king, listening to them excuse away Julia being unmarried, all of it makes Davina blow a fuse.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmarried
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 20 Sep. 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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