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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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
Unmarried men had five times the rate of anal cancer; unmarried women experienced three times the rate of cervical cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, the proportion of families made up of a married couple with or without children has fallen as other family types, including unmarried couples, civil partners and single parents become more common.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
For an unmarried man with no employer, health insurance will be a big consideration and expense, especially as he gets older and the risk of health events increases.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Doves were the recently departed souls of unmarried girls.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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