unmarried
Britishadjective
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not married
an unmarried mother
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films denoting a print of a cinematograph film in which the picture and sound recordings are on separate reels
Example Sentences
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Steve Hindley's wife Judith struggled to talk about what happened to her as a teenager when she was sent, pregnant and terrified, to a home for unmarried mothers in Kendal, Cumbria.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
One of the country's leading experts in homes for unmarried mothers has spent months piecing together surviving records about St Monica's, which was run by the Church of England.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
A 38-year-old unmarried man who has worked in a bookstore for the last 20 years, he is decidedly a creature of habit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
A commission that drafts model laws for states to consider recently proposed allowing unmarried couples to enter into agreements about how to divide property and to bring claims against each other if they split.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
He was unmarried, and was survived by his widowed mother and a brother.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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