estranged husband

noun

formal
: a husband who no longer lives with his wife

Examples of estranged husband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hours after news of their separation broke, Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’ estranged husband of one year, filed for divorce. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023 Some relationships are simply meant to end, and that was the case for Ricky Martin and estranged husband Jwan Yosef. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023 Though Ariana Grande is reportedly dating her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, her estranged husband Dalton Gomez still has hope of reconciliation, according to an insider. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 28 July 2023 Irma’s quasi-romantic servitude grows as oppressive to her as the increasingly possessive demands made by her hitherto estranged husband (a chilly cameo by filmmaker Markus Schleinzer). Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023 In this heartfelt memoir, a Ghanaian American marketing executive shares how tragedy and cultural differences led to her divorce and how her estranged husband’s cancer diagnosis and death forced her to live swiftly and with determination. New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023

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“Estranged husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estranged%20husband. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.

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