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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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
There was definitely a market for such things, perhaps even a market dominated by them — films like “Kramer vs. Kramer,” “The Big Chill” and “An Unmarried Woman” pop to my aged mind.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Unmarried partners aren’t necessarily the default, so if you want them to be, naming them here is crucial.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024
Unmarried women and those whose husbands were disabled or absent still sought factory work, but married women more commonly earned money in ways that did not require them to leave the home.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Unmarried to him, this would never grieve me; but can I let him complete his calculations—coolly put into practice his plans—go through the wedding ceremony?
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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