war widow
Example Sentences
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She passed as a Mexican woman to get a housekeeping job in the ranch where her mother died; later in life she found work by pretending to be a war widow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Other countries still imposed limitations, such as property qualifications or the need to be a war widow in order to vote.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Aged 29, Jacky was the oldest in the group, a war widow and part of a key intelligence network in the Resistance, says Gwen.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2022
A convicted computer hacker, disguised as a postal worker to steal mail, falls for a young war widow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2018
She was a war widow, and a phrase she had used to him rang in his brain for many days after.
From Mufti by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
