widowed
Example Sentences
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The American caregiving system is failing because it was never designed for a society of aging singles, widowed elders, adult children living states away and a shrinking labor pool.
From MarketWatch
Fan delivered what some critics hailed as a breakthrough performance with her portrayal of a widowed farmer and ritual healer in "Mother Bhumi", a far cry from her usual glamorous roles.
From Barron's
Some had been widowed, as I had been, except that in my case, I had been widowed twice.
From Los Angeles Times
Its founder, a bon vivant who once dated the widowed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, held all the strings, and pulled them in ways that Mr. Kohn often disliked.
From Washington Post
A woman twice widowed by suicide wants to change the way Americans think about people who take their own lives.
From Washington Times
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