unmarry
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We marry, unmarry and remarry again more quickly than the citizens of any other Western nation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2013
Weldon Owens, witness at a wedding, signed on the wrong line, had to get a court order to unmarry him.
From Time Magazine Archive
One had a broken leg, another a black eye, a third a swollen nose; all were suffering from some ailment, but with one voice they joined in the cry, "Lady, unmarry us again!"
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel
"So much married, monseigneur, that the devil himself cannot unmarry them, without the assistance of the pope."
From The Regent's Daughter by Dumas père, Alexandre
If you like to exercise your authority I'll run away and you can't unmarry me.
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles
Despite a significant proportion of American births to single mothers, the number of unmarried women giving birth has actually been decreasing for the past decade, with the decline largely driven by teenagers and working-class women.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Patients who were unmarried, had severe obesity, or lived in rural communities were less likely to begin or complete a transplant evaluation and ultimately reach the waitlist.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Two unmarried childless brother co-founders came to Paul Lee of Consiglio Advisors to review a plan with 18 trusts between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Under the practice, unmarried pregnant women would be sent to mother and baby homes, in effect, to hide them from society.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Her sister became a clerk-typist and stayed unmarried.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
They had been married so easily; there must be an easy way of unmarrying.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
Nothing was easier to Raymond than unmarrying a wife of whom he was tired.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
"Forgive me," said the king laughing, "I am not now thinking of marrying, but of unmarrying."
From Frederick the Great and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
A new court was established last year, and under the new statute, twenty and twenty-one Vic., cap. eighty-five, unmarrying is as easy as marrying.
From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas
