husbandless

Example Sentences

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“It will take a lot more than calling me … childless or husbandless to shut me up,” said the 32-year-old lawyer who is pursuing a parliamentary seat in the capital, Harare.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2018

Jamie has already worried that though he's thrilled to be with her again, perhaps Claire should not have left their daughter parentless, husbandless, defenseless as he sees it.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2017

Lori takes three of her recent divorcées off on a European jaunt to help them re-enter a husbandless existence, and they bond: “First Wives Club or bust.”

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2017

All of this charged husbandless Dancer Milner, was due to Restaurateur Terzake's failure to set his clock up one hour on April 26 when all Chicago went on daylight saving time.

From Time Magazine Archive

She may cut off their tails with a carving knife, this husbandless wife, whose school friends are still promenading through their girlhoods.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver