unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmer-ēd 
-ˈma-rēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
unmarried
noun
Examples of unmarried in a Sentence
an unmarried couple who are living together
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Ponzi schemes are most often associated with men, such as Bernie Madoff or Allen Stanford but the originator of this simple, but effective scam was a woman, Sarah Howe, who also in Boston in 1879 established the Ladies’ Deposit Company, a bank that took deposits only from unmarried women.
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Steve Weisman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: 61% of percent of 20-and-older residents in New Orleans, including Metairie, are unmarried, compared to the national average of 49.1%.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Half of metro Atlanta's adults are unmarried, so the odds for finding love here could be in your favor.
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—Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Steve Weisman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: 61% of percent of 20-and-older residents in New Orleans, including Metairie, are unmarried, compared to the national average of 49.1%.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Half of metro Atlanta's adults are unmarried, so the odds for finding love here could be in your favor.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
About 46% of U.S. adults aged 20 and older are unmarried, and some cities have even higher populations of singles, according to a CBS News Data Team analysis of U.S. Census data.
—Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmar-ēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
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