better halves
Example Sentences
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After attending the Paris Games, the Cornishmen are potentially eyeing a return flight to LAX in three years, pending the approval of their better halves, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
I often hear patients blame themselves, and I've even seen spouses blame their better halves right to their face.
From US News ● Jun. 3, 2015
And it contained a message to all the better halves of these dual-minded characters: “You’ll always be a part of me.”
From Slate ● May 28, 2013
"That's one of the better halves we've ever played," Gradwohl said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2012
They are usually represented as the female counterparts or better halves of male deities, but some are self-sufficient.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
