Example Sentences

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The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Changes in tax policy in intervening years allowed widows and widowers to access their spouses’ unused exemptions and now the more generous exemptions make it worth revisiting these trusts.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Many widows and widowers raise an eyebrow when they hear well-meaning people urging them to "be strong" and saying things like "I don't know how you do it."

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Widows and widowers miss spouses who died during the height of the pandemic.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024

“Think of how many orphans you’d be leaving behind, how many widowers, a mother in luto for the rest of her life.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez