widow

Example Sentences

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Andrew, who returned to work two months after he was widowed, says he only now fully appreciates his "male privilege" and everything that "amazing mother" Zoë did to support him and their boys.

From BBC

"They still haven't brought his body home," said one widow, too afraid to give her name.

From Barron's

She has also felt stigma from other widows.

From BBC

His 79-year-old widow, Karen Winnick, is now fighting to keep control of their homes, art and jewelry, all of which Gary put up as collateral against a massive loan.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My grandmother struggled to make ends meet when her husband died in a mining accident, making her a widow with three kids still in grade school,” the person wrote.

From MarketWatch