wives

Example Sentences

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“I realized a lot of wives were wishing their husbands were there and they weren’t,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The Oguntoyes have some physical differences, being fraternal twins, but their wives are identical.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Several dads, including Jones and Wetherall, characterized their role as more of a disciplinarian-slash-protector and their wives as more of a nurturer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Dove is the bound-foot daughter of an imperial scholar who came to the city to become one of the locked-away wives of a decades-older merchant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Oh! I was demented, dreaming of wild, impossible things, recalling men who had set their wives free, we have heard of such things.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin