better halves
Example Sentences
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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
The week before that, they — and their better halves — broke bread to celebrate the Cranstons' 25th wedding anniversary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2014
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
And it contained a message to all the better halves of these dual-minded characters: “You’ll always be a part of me.”
From Slate ● May 28, 2013
The fathers helped their better halves in this; they were bashful to a degree.
From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
