unmarried woman
Example Sentences
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If you were an unmarried woman in 2001 searching for Mr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Being a bachelor is not a necessary feature of being unmarried because you can be unmarried and be an unmarried woman.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
"When the Taliban offers you - a pregnant, unmarried woman - safe haven, you know your situation is messed up," she wrote.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2022
"When the Taliban offers you - a pregnant, unmarried woman - safe haven, you know your situation is messed up," Bellis wrote, saying she was trapped with her Belgian partner.
From Reuters ● Jan. 30, 2022
At the time, the term was used to mean an unmarried woman who may live with a man but is not the legal or social equal of a wife—similar to the modern word mistress.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
