husband and wife

idiom

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

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Today, this husband and wife, Larry and MaryAnn Tsai, are making a stunning Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon as a wine producer under the name Moone Tsai Wines. Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Lars Kepler is the pen name of the husband and wife team of Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndori. Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 May 2025 Among the hostages are four deceased American citizens, including husband and wife Gadi Haggai and Judi Weinstein Haggai, as well as soldiers Itay Chen and Omer Neutra. Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 Oscar winners and husband and wife cinema royalty Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) are set to reunite on screen in psychological thriller Bunker from Oscar-winning writer-director Florian Zeller (The Father). Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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