wed
verb (used with object)
to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
unwed
-
a word derived from
wed.
Example Sentences
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Greenspan overcame his bashfulness in 1987 to ask Nancy Reagan, who frowned on unwed couples at formal events, if his invitation to a White House state dinner could include Mitchell as his guest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Born to an unwed mother who gave him to relatives to raise as a baby, Ellison—who declined to be interviewed for this article—was estranged from his biological parents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
He’s even better as Irish coal-seller Bill Furlong, another man forced to fight his conscience when he discovers that his local convent doubles as a labor camp for unwed moms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
By about 1909, it had become a Catholic home for “working girls,” a euphemism for unwed mothers, and, by the late 1920s, a maternity hospital.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Me a mojarad, a single young man, and she an unwed young woman.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
