widow
Example Sentences
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She was married to her first husband long enough to qualify as his widow for Social Security benefits based on his record.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
"We can't forget what happened," said Manzo's widow, Grecia Quiroz, who has been the mayor of Uruapan since her husband's death.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Still, it’s easy to see how those numbers led Miles and Kirk’s widow Erika, who took over TPUSA, to think they could leverage the moment into a revival tour.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Grief saturates the early pages of Catriona McPherson’s dark mystery “The Dead Room,” in which a young widow leaves her marital home in Hawaii and returns to her native Scotland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The widow apologized to the admiral for the delay, but her position was clear: She would neither accept nor decline his offer of marriage until after the séance.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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