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
“I know, you want one of her smoke Persian kittens as a prospective wife for Wumples—or a husband, is it?”
From Reginald by Saki
He would never give Marjorie up as his prospective wife until he heard from her own lips that she did not love him.
From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Pauline Lester
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
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
