housewife

Example Sentences

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Fatema Begum, a 40-year-old housewife, said she wanted a Bangladesh where people could "live independently and speak freely".

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

“The Housemaid” would be enjoyable enough had Seyfried only been giving a layered performance as a mentally ill housewife.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

In “The Hunting Wives,” Brittany Snow stars as Sophie O’Neil, an ex-Bostonian housewife who gets pulled into the world of Malin Akerman’s socialite ringleader Margo Banks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

"I never expected that I would be at this place. Eight years ago, I was just a housewife and a quiet person," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Yet Franklin fit neither model: she was neither affable housewife nor cauldron-stirrer in a boiled wool robe, neither Madonna nor witch.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee