husband and wife

idiom

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

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For Williams, the key to unlocking the characters came with the realization that both husband and wife were creative people — Olivia a chef, and Theo an architect. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 Before they were pronounced husband and wife, the duo invited all of their guests to come forward, lay their hands on them and pray. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025 The husband and wife owners of Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose were arrested after authorities found 190 decomposing bodies of adults, infants and fetuses, some stacked on top of each other, in October 2023 after neighbors reported a putrid smell coming from the building. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

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