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Six example sentences with marital, each labelled with its topic.
The form asks for marital status because a surviving spouse inherits differently from a sibling under the state's rules.
Law
Counselors track marital satisfaction over the first decade, and the sharpest dip usually arrives after a couple's first child.
Psychology
Marital alliances between two royal houses redrew the map more often than any battle fought in that century.
History
Economists study how marital status shapes spending, since two households merging into one buy fewer refrigerators.
Economics
Austen's novels treat marital choices as the central drama, with every ball a negotiation over who will marry whom.
Literature
The adviser explained that marital assets are counted jointly on the form, whatever name is on each account.
Finance
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