housewife

Example Sentences

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Even before her husband’s death and her takeover as CEO of TPUSA, she was a highly-educated career woman only playing at being the demure housewife for his audiences.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

In this brief, eerie novel by the Indian writer Anita Desai, the daughter of an unhappy Indian housewife learns that her mother had once dreamed of becoming a painter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Silva, a housewife, rests on a bench in the plaza, a few meters from a military checkpoint.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“In one, I go from a mousy housewife to a road warrior, and the other I go from a cookie-making mom to an assassin,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

She told me that what she hopes people will learn from her life “is that every individual, even a very ordinary housewife or secretary, can make a difference.”

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers