wives

Example Sentences

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And then, even for me, a lot of the bigger guys I worked with, it was really their wives that was like, “You know what? My man can’t dress. I need you to come in.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Further down the hill in the centre of Baden-Baden, the arrival of their wives and girlfriends caused even more of a stir.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The most popular trad wives, like Hannah “BallerinaFarm” Neeleman, are members.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Usually wives and husbands divide their separate property among their heirs and their second spouse, but there’s no rule that says they must do that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

I said the words, then braced myself for a wave of humiliation—for that image to invade my thoughts, of me, one of many wives standing behind a solitary, faceless man—but it didn’t come.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover