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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It found there was no single perpetrator of the practice in Britain, but "government decisions shaped the environment in which unmarried mothers were often shamed and coerced into having their children put up for adoption".
From BBC • Jun. 17, 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
Your friend must be unmarried when she applies, unless she remarried after age 60, in which case she can still receive survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
She was, as yet, unmarried, although she was very much in love.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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