unmarried

Example Sentences

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Unmarried men had five times the rate of anal cancer; unmarried women experienced three times the rate of cervical cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Roughly 29% of married and unmarried people said pet-related conflicts made their breakups more difficult, according to a MetLife Pet Insurance survey of 1,000 Americans last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Marvin, which ruled that unmarried partners could sue each other to enforce alleged promises or agreements made during their nonmarital relationship.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The Church ran about 100 mother and baby homes across England where unmarried pregnant women would be sent, in effect, to hide them from society.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Mama Boanda invited us to come to the house where her mother and father lived with two unmarried sisters, who appeared to be twenty years older than Mama Boanda.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver