- plural of wife.
wives
Example Sentences
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Anne Boleyn was the second of Henry VIII’s six wives and the first to lose her head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Both have beautiful wives with impressive careers of their own.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
They agreed to get together for dinner with their wives when he returned from a hunting trip to Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
That legacy helps explain why in a male-dominated sport, men direct their hopes upward and outward—to mothers, wives, grandmothers and the Virgin herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
She knew that Goré’s brother, Zororo, had three wives already.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
