marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
ˈma-rə-
1
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
marital vows
2
archaic
: of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage
Examples of marital in a Sentence
They've been having marital problems.
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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The Miss Universe alum topped off the marital ensemble with a 16-foot lace veil.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 July 2025
She was surprisingly left off the USA Olympic team, faced marital strife and mourned the loss of Summitt, who died of complications from Alzheimer’s.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
When Estate Plans Collide with Artistic Reality Consider a scenario where an estate plan includes a marital deduction trust funded with artwork.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The surviving spouse would also receive their marital assets, including homes, investments, and so on.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 July 2025
She was surprisingly left off the USA Olympic team, faced marital strife and mourned the loss of Summitt, who died of complications from Alzheimer’s.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
When Estate Plans Collide with Artistic Reality Consider a scenario where an estate plan includes a marital deduction trust funded with artwork.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The surviving spouse would also receive their marital assets, including homes, investments, and so on.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
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