husband and wife

idiom

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

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The Wednesday night attack at the apartment in the 2800 block of Corabel Lane began as an argument between the husband and wife over a broken personal computer tablet, officials said. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025 On August 2, 2025, Rico and Kathleen officially became husband and wife. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025 Season 19 is set in Austin, Texas with a new batch of singletons taking the leap to marry a complete stranger at the altar, head off on romantic honeymoons, and then move in together as husband and wife. Peter White, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 The house’s historical and architectural value comes from its original creators—husband and wife Sheng Pao Sheng and Shao Fang Sheng, both former apprentices of Wright. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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