widowed

Example Sentences

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Mitford, suddenly widowed and with an infant daughter, found work in Washington, D.C., at the Office of Price Administration, pursuing violators of wartime regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Among Wonder Project’s recent shows is “It’s Not Like That,” a romance starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor who falls for a divorced woman played by Erinn Hayes.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The majority of those fathers were divorced, separated, or widowed.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

More recently, she portrayed ousted studio head turned film producer Patty Leigh in the Apple TV comedy “The Studio” as well as widowed therapist Gail in HBO’s survival drama “The Last of Us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Mr. Underhill was a wealthy insurance executive who had first experimented with Spiritualism when he’d been widowed a few years back.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock