war bride

Definition of war bride

1 : a woman who marries a serviceman ordered into active service in time of war

2 : a woman who marries a serviceman especially of a foreign nation met during a time of war

Examples of war bride in a Sentence

My grandmother was a war bride during World War II.

Recent Examples on the Web Based on the novel of the same name, the musical tells the story of an Italian war bride trapped in rural Iowa who falls in love with a footloose photographer while her family is out of town. — Kt Hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Theo Ubique will inaugurate new home with season that includes 'Hedwig' and 'The Full Monty'," 6 June 2018 Melissa Hunter is compelling as Abagnale's French war bride mother, equal parts victim and villain. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, "JPAS premieres 'Catch Me If You Can,' a criminally enjoyable hit," 17 Apr. 2018 To see photos from families of Japanese war brides, visit https://instagram.com/kathryn.tolbert. — Kathryn Tolbert, Washington Post, "The Japanese once ruled the Boston Marathon. A war bride’s son recalls the slurs.," 15 Apr. 2018 Al was divorced from his war bride and, sadly, eventually estranged from his two sons. — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Family finds letter sent home to mom by a soldier who witnessed liberation of Buchenwald death camp," 6 Apr. 2018 His mother was an Austrian war bride and his father was a noted mathematician. — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, "Redemption of a Lost Prodigy," 30 Mar. 2018 At Sansome Street, all 104 women detainees, the majority Chinese war brides like Ha, launched a hunger strike to protest immigration policies. — Daniela Blei, Smithsonian, "A Federal Immigration Building With a Dark Past," 12 May 2017

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“War bride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20bride. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020.

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