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Both nominated tonight, husband and wife duo Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell head up the steps into the Beverly Hilton.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
An unnamed senior law enforcement official told CNN that the two victims were husband and wife—the man was shot in the arm while the woman was shot in the chest.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
In one sketch, a husband and wife decide to get a divorce due to irreconcilable political differences.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The same medicine prescribed here for the Jets’ Johnson applies to Jimmy and Dee, husband and wife, each 71.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
An unnamed senior law enforcement official told CNN that the two victims were husband and wife—the man was shot in the arm while the woman was shot in the chest.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
In one sketch, a husband and wife decide to get a divorce due to irreconcilable political differences.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The same medicine prescribed here for the Jets’ Johnson applies to Jimmy and Dee, husband and wife, each 71.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for husband and wife
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“Husband and wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husband%20and%20wife. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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