prospective wife
Example Sentences
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There was nothing fun, however, about watching a man's career and reputation unravel before a nation's eyes, especially in the steadfast presence of his father, his children and his prospective wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is now to him only Miss Creecy, the prospective wife of his nearest friend, the prospective mistress of the Bigge House, and not attractive, it would appear, in these new surroundings.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
In a few months, Janet Bagley had changed from a frightened and belligerent mother-animal to a cheerful young prospective wife.
From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver
He was betrothed to the daughter of Akiba, but separated from his prospective wife in order to devote all of his time to study.
From Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers by Gorfinkle, Joseph I.
Yet all the same there is an excellent reason why one should shun beauty in a prospective wife, at anyrate obvious beauty—the kind of beauty people talk about, and which gets into the photographers' windows.
From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
