Examples of spouse in a Sentence

Noun my brothers and sisters and their spouses employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Think about it — what if the person killed in a police pursuit was your spouse, your child, your parent, your loved one? — Mel Dickstein, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021 Hillary Clinton was the first presidential spouse on the cover in 1998 and the occasion celebrated her dignity in the face of her husband’s impeachment. — Washington Post, 29 June 2021 In other words, perhaps there is no surviving spouse, full stop. — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 18 June 2021 Eleanor Roosevelt was the first presidential spouse to speak at a party convention, as Dr. Biden did in the summer of 2020. — Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 14 June 2021 This week, however, Biden steps into a global spotlight, complete with the expectations that come with being the spouse of the leader of the free world, and one that includes an audience with the Queen of England. — Kate Bennett, CNN, 10 June 2021 Biden, 69, is the most prominent political spouse to continue her own professional career as a community college professor. — Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 1 June 2021 Philip was the longest-serving spouse of a reigning monarch and the oldest man in the British royal family. — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2021 Hertel is the spouse of state Sen. Curtis Hertel, D-East Lansing, who recused himself from the vote. — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2021

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History and Etymology for spouse

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French espus (masculine) & espuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus betrothed man, groom & sponsa betrothed woman, bride, both from sponsus, past participle of spondēre to promise, betroth; akin to Greek spendein to pour a libation, Hittite šipant-

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