monogamous
Example Sentences
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Wolves start giving birth around mid-April, and they’re largely monogamous.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
As part of the search for the monogamous ideal, or an expression of anxiety about commitment, the practice is often time-limited.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
However, we are by no means the most monogamous creature.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
For example, some evolutionary psychologists argue that ancient foraging bands were not composed of nuclear families centred on monogamous couples.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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