marital status

noun

: the state of being married or not married

—used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed

Please enter your marital status.

Examples of marital status in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Fishman’s 2022 report on Modern Orthodox Judaism urged synagogues to give singles leadership roles, committee seats and ritual honors, regardless of marital status — though whether those recommendations have taken hold remains an open question. —Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026

The woman vehemently refutes those claims to ABC News, and claims Aaron knew about her personal history, including marital status. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026

The study found a strong association between marital status and ovarian and endometrial cancers, but a weaker link with breast cancer. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2026

After adjusting for a variety of factors, including smoking habits and marital status, the trend showed that becoming obese later in life still carried risks, but the danger compounded the longer people stayed obese. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for marital status

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• superlattice
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• lattice
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• satis
• stratus