prospective wife
Example Sentences
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There was nothing fun, however, about watching a man's career and reputation unravel before a nation's eyes, especially in the steadfast presence of his father, his children and his prospective wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet all the same there is an excellent reason why one should shun beauty in a prospective wife, at anyrate obvious beauty—the kind of beauty people talk about, and which gets into the photographers' windows.
From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He should not expect his prospective wife to be any stronger to resist temptation than he has been.
From Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves by Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
No communication of any kind takes place between him and his prospective wife.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by John M. Garvan
He was betrothed to the daughter of Akiba, but separated from his prospective wife in order to devote all of his time to study.
From Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers by Joseph I. Gorfinkle
