better halves
Example Sentences
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U.S. presidents’ better halves take center stage in the new historical drama “The First Lady.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2022
They dominated them in one of the better halves they’ve played this season.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
I often hear patients blame themselves, and I've even seen spouses blame their better halves right to their face.
From US News • Jun. 3, 2015
Or at least think about it, dream about it, while their better halves are curled up in the bed, facing the wall, like in Hopper’s “Excursions into Philosophy.”
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2013
The males have also assumed female attire, though their better halves have not returned the compliment.
From The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba by Goodman, Walter
