Examples of divorcée in a Sentence
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Now Davenport and her fiance, both Black divorcees with two children each, have been together for four years.
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Commentators have compared the pressures facing the House of Windsor to 1936, when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The abdication King Edward VIII in order to marry U.S. divorcee Wallis Simpson shook the foundations of the monarchy, Owens added, undermining confidence in the royal family among large swaths of the public.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Seymour plays Evelyn, a widow who finds a spark with Mac (Nathaniel Parker), a divorcee recovering from a motorcycle injury and in need of expanding his world.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
The movie is an uplifting love story about middle-aged divorcees and struggling performers who come together to find love, family and musical success − including opening for Pearl Jam in Milwaukee.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The subjects are teachers, nurses, business owners, an author, professional singers, retirees, mothers, grandmothers, wives, divorcees, cancer or trauma survivors and more.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Finally, extras are needed to portray divorcees at the restaurant.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Commentators have compared the pressures facing the House of Windsor to 1936, when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The abdication King Edward VIII in order to marry U.S. divorcee Wallis Simpson shook the foundations of the monarchy, Owens added, undermining confidence in the royal family among large swaths of the public.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Seymour plays Evelyn, a widow who finds a spark with Mac (Nathaniel Parker), a divorcee recovering from a motorcycle injury and in need of expanding his world.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
The movie is an uplifting love story about middle-aged divorcees and struggling performers who come together to find love, family and musical success − including opening for Pearl Jam in Milwaukee.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The subjects are teachers, nurses, business owners, an author, professional singers, retirees, mothers, grandmothers, wives, divorcees, cancer or trauma survivors and more.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Finally, extras are needed to portray divorcees at the restaurant.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Divorcée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorc%C3%A9e. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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divorcée
noun
di·vor·cée
də-ˌvōr-ˈsā 
-ˌvȯr-
-ˌvȯr-
-ˈsē
: a divorced woman
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