housewife

Example Sentences

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In 1899 Kate Chopin’s novel “The Awakening,” about a mutineering New Orleans housewife, challenged conventions of marriage and motherhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 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

"I hope God gives our soldiers strength every day," said housewife Parastou Safiani.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Then he went back to totaling an order for a gaunt housewife.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez