singledom
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As we pine for relationships and watch, speculate and criticize other people for leaving singledom for partnership, whether it lasts or not, it just compounds our loneliness, which then worsens the parasocial relationship.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
Joanne doesn’t want her unmarried friend to sacrifice the lonely freedom of singledom for the double-edged sword of marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
Their main targets, however, were the movies themselves — save for Hall, whose primary bit centered on her singledom.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022
The people clinging to old narratives around singledom and marriage can’t yet see these lives for what they are because, as Ms. di Prima puts it, they are not “an objectively valuable commodity.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
The women embraced and some stopped to swap numbers, sisters in singledom.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2021
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