wives

Example Sentences

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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

"The jobs were here, the money was here, we all got wives here," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Usually wives and husbands divide their separate property among their heirs and their second spouse, but there’s no rule that says they must do that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

After their arrests, their wives filed habeas corpus petitions at the Supreme Court, challenging the legality of their detentions.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

"One by one they tiptoed out, leaving their wives behind," he remarked.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau