wifeless

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A renowned theater director who has embarked on a kind of permanent vacation in his 60s, he continues: “I am wifeless, childless, brotherless, sisterless, I am my well-known self, made glittering and brittle by fame.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

In the end, Don’s left jobless and wifeless and it’s going to be fascinating to see how Matt Weiner rebuilds him.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2013

Childless, wifeless Lou is a bundle of anger and avarice, and writers Josh Heald, Sean Anders and John Morris load him up with harshly hilarious lines.

From Time • Mar. 25, 2010

The Dionne roosters were crowing for dawn while Dr. Dafoe washed up, eased his suspenders, donned his coat and drove back to his wifeless, book-filled home.

From Time Magazine Archive

We live in an era of horseless carriages, wireless telegraphy, husbandless wives and wifeless husbands.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith