husband and wife

idiom

: a married couple
They were husband and wife for almost 60 years.

Examples of husband and wife in a Sentence

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“Husband and wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husband%20and%20wife. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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