- plural of wife.
wives
Example Sentences
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"About 60% of husbands and wives in the sample said they exercised, but only about a third exercised together," Yorgason said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rescue efforts were launched after the wives of both men called the authorities, having not heard from them for hours.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Prove your skills by playing today’s quiz, with questions about King Henry VIII’s wives, U.S. vice presidents, the French Revolution, and more.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
The ingredients—lumpen husbands; wives that look like overripe supermodels; enough Spandex for Christo to have wrapped the Cooperstown Hall of Fame—are all predictably and obviously engineered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
They also talked to cabinet members, their wives, and the Garfields' friends.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
