widow

In a realistic 1870s monument for a member of the Piaggio family, a dead man’s widow, shown leaving the door of a tomb, is wearing an elaborate lace shawl and mourning through her sculpted eyelashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

In court documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal, the widow, Wathén-Fayed, disputed the veracity of the claims made by some of Al Fayed’s victims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Last week, PC Harper's widow, Lissie Harper, said she "will not give up" and hoped people would share a petition calling for his killers to be denied early release from prison.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The party has received the backing of several exiled opposition figures, including Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Maggie, considering herself a widow, dressed in mourning clothes and honored Elisha’s memory in every way.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Ambrositsch, for example, is proud that her heuriger brings together "19-year-old hipsters and 91-year-old widows" at the same table.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

In many cases, those women were widows appointed by governors or chosen by voters to take over their deceased husbands’ seats.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Spouses and widows of veterans got 10 points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

They are part of a larger group of 34 believed to include wives, widows and children of IS fighters.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Even the monks and widows in the temples were silent.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

Like the Brontës, the Draydens are the eccentric daughters of a widowed curate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Single, divorced and widowed drivers got quotes in April 2025 that were up to $108 higher for six months of premiums from four out of five California carriers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

After her widowed mother saw a financial adviser, Sarah decided to seek advice.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Most were disabled or chronically ill; unemployed or retired; widowed; or living alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Joyce had come to Stamps to live with a widowed aunt who was even poorer than the poorest person in town.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

In 2015 she became a symbol of heartbreaking grief when Goldberg died while working out on vacation, widowing her with two children as she continued to help run one of the world’s best-known companies.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Compared with other singletons, people who were single as a result of divorce or widowing had a three times and six times greater risk, respectively.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now he learnt that not only had she thwarted his schemes against Monmouth, but had deprived him of the ardently sought felicity of widowing her.

From Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini

He kept continually in his hand a polished, oval, white carnelian, the gift of his widowing love, and at times it seemed his only consolation, the only thing left him in this world clearly tangible.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various

The days that followed the widowing rites passed strangely for Dorama.

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny