husband and wife

idiom

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

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Then, the jubilant husband and wife made their way down the aisle, surrounded by a mountain of white florals. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025 The man and woman found in a Southwest Miami-Dade home with fatal gunshot wounds were identified Sunday as a husband and wife. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 Or my other friends there, took between them, a husband and wife, 17 shots. NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025 This is a family business, run by husband and wife Andrea Salabè and Paola Manco, and Salabè was more than happy to keep the banter with patrons going strong while Manco sat and shared a few slices with me. Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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