housewife

Example Sentences

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"The loss of the leader is heavier than losing our parents," Hoda, a 35-year-old housewife, told AFP news agency.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

The housewife was accompanying a friend who lost everything.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

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

She kept the religious traditions of a Jewish housewife and was loyal to her husband, but Tateh had absolutely no love for her.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride