unmarry
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We marry, unmarry and remarry again more quickly than the citizens of any other Western nation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2013
Weldon Owens, witness at a wedding, signed on the wrong line, had to get a court order to unmarry him.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I can't see that," said Joanna—"a parson married you, so reckon a parson must unmarry you."
From Joanna Godden by Sheila Kaye-Smith
It is a pity you cannot unmarry yourself.
From The Heavenly Twins by Madame Sarah Grand
One had a broken leg, another a black eye, a third a swollen nose; all were suffering from some ailment, but with one voice they joined in the cry, "Lady, unmarry us again!"
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Israel Abrahams
The regulatory change was included in a legal brief filed by the department in a lawsuit brought by 11 unmarried drivers in 2022 seeking to overturn the policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Parents who are unmarried by cohabitating also wouldn’t qualify for the stay-at-home benefit.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
So unmarried couples with shared embryos may want to modify the terms of the contract signed with the fertility clinic as part of a prenup process.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
What could new rights for unmarried couples mean for your money?
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In Mama’s day married women—and unmarried ones “of a certain age”—wore black from the chin to the ground.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
A new court was established last year, and under the new statute, twenty and twenty-one Vic., cap. eighty-five, unmarrying is as easy as marrying.
From The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
"Forgive me," said the king laughing, "I am not now thinking of marrying, but of unmarrying."
From Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
Nothing was easier to Raymond than unmarrying a wife of whom he was tired.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Pierce Butler
They had been married so easily; there must be an easy way of unmarrying.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
