bachelorhood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bachelorhood
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Alice and Jimmy are too accustomed to the safety they’ve created in an emotional refuge that was always meant to be temporary: Childhood, in Alice’s case, bachelorhood in Jimmy’s.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
A commiseration-and-karaoke-filled friendship unfolds between Emma and Peter, prompting some mutually beneficial scheming to break up their exes’ new relationships: Peter will pull Noah back into bachelorhood and Emma will seduce Logan.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022
There were never any specifics or details, simply that the bookish, gentle Souter and his lifelong bachelorhood seemed to fit the stereotype.
From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021
After making a pact to have fun and hold tight to bachelorhood, each of three friends finds himself in a serious relationship.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2019
In those first years of joint bachelorhood, Lawrence and Oppenheimer were virtually inseparable.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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