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
In a few months, Janet Bagley had changed from a frightened and belligerent mother-animal to a cheerful young prospective wife.
From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver
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 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Under these circumstances, we must refuse all personal responsibility, leaving the assumption of the responsibility to the prospective wife.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
Latterly as the prospective wife of a rich man she had assumed certain airs of her putative social position, and thought she could "manage" easily a common sort of person like this Snowden man.
From One Woman's Life by Herrick, Robert
