How to Use wife in a Sentence

wife

noun
Definition of wifenext
Synonyms for wifenext
  • We met him and his wife.
  • And of course his wife, Kathy — Kyle’s sister — did the same.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Miller and his wife first joined protests for the statue’s removal in the summer of 2020.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The strike also killed Abu Hatab’s wife, two of his sons and four of his daughters, Bashir said.
    — Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Propst’s wife, Stefnie, was also on the sideline during the game.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Nelson’s wife Annie also makes a quick cameo in the video.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Until the loss of his wife, Ray lacked any sense of adventure.
    — Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Please pray for him and his wife and 2 little children.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The three-body problem spit out chaos, yet again, when my liberal wife saw the scene.
    — Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Does your desire to help his wife stop at hand-holding?
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • He was survived by his wife Pam Van Sant and their two children.
    — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Messages left for Davis and his wife, Paula Clemons, weren’t returned.
    — Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • Garcia’s wife, his 9-year-old son and three others were dead.
    — Jake Bleiberg, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
  • The actor was seen blowing a kiss to his wife before being led away to prison in a court sketch.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • But Lin Walters, Jones’s wife, sees how events in recent years have weighed on him.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • After his home was destroyed last May, Mr. Fir fled with his wife.
    — Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Workers drank the mine’s cool spring water, while their wives washed their yellowed work clothes.
    — Time, 21 July 2023
  • Trudeau has publicly praised his wife over the years, most recently in a post on her birthday in April.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Myron had talked with his wife that morning to confirm the recipe for mushroom gravy.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • His wife confirmed the musician’s death in a statement.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The father, Jesse Jones of Arlington, had his first date with his now wife at a Wizards game.
    — Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • His wife and four children, of course, are available for support.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • My wife didn’t think spending a small fortune on plastic grass was wise.
    — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • Being a husband to his wife, Atoya, and a father to their three children is what fulfills this 42-year-old the most.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But five minutes after that phone call, his wife Scotland called me.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
  • His wife, two daughters and five grandkids (all boys) will attend.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But a Newsom aide denied that his wife was the reason for the abrupt end of the debate and said both campaigns wanted to end it at that point.
    — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Around the corner, Federer and his wife fended off a strange advance from a TV star who won’t be named.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • My managers took the threat seriously as well, putting my wife and I up in a hotel.
    — Chris Gloninger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Comic Leanne Morgan shares tales about her life as a wife, mother and lover of Jell-O salad.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023

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