Examples of take a wife/husband in a Sentence
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Britain's Prince William was about to take a wife, Kate Middleton.
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Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
The day before, Owen’s father prostrated himself before his son, for the third time in a year, begging him to take a wife.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
The day before, Owen’s father prostrated himself before his son, for the third time in a year, begging him to take a wife.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
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“Take a wife/husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20wife%2Fhusband. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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