spouseless

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Even the spouseless and child-free have been craving more space.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2020

"Say," said Stephen, "sweetest sigher; Say, shall Stephen spouseless stay?"

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

"The spouseless Adriatic mourns her lord," Ay, and yet worse, Venetian souls grow rude.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

It was the contrast of this display of power and dominion with the later decline of Venetian commerce, that suggested the melancholy line, "The spouseless Adriatic mourns her lord."

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

"The spouseless Adriatic mourns her love; St. Mark yet sees his lion where he stood, Spared but in mockery of his withered power."

From Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta by Devereux, W. Cope