Examples of widow in a Sentence
Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
In the twenties and thirties, the Armistice became a frequent occasion for antiwar protests, by war widows, pacifists, and veterans who felt that the day’s rituals had become too martial and celebratory.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2023
All the flamenco families were seated in the front row: Camarón’s sons and widow, Paco de Lucía’s daughters and his widow, La Farruca surrounded by her children, and the Morente family.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
In 1994, his widow Ono gave the recording to Harrison, McCartney and Starr, and the trio recorded new parts and made a rough mix with help from producer and Electric Light Orchestra rocker Jeff Lynne.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
Jackson also got help from Lennon’s son, singer Sean Ono Lennon, and Harrison’s widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, who found some unseen home video to add to the project.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2023
In the interview, the Davises discussed the opera’s creation; their experience with Malcolm’s widow, Betty Shabazz; and revising the piece.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
In the present day, a widow, Eleanor Bennett (Chipo Chung), observes the thunderous waves on a California beach before walking into the Pacific Ocean and letting herself be overcome by the water.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
There is a new widow whose loathsome husband is kept alive by an app installed by her supposedly well-meaning sister.
—Ellen Akins, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
After Wyatt's funeral, Rebecca Lee, now widowed, poured herself into her medical school training.
—Dominique Janee, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
When widowed, Lillian, pivoted to efficiency in the home.
—Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
At the time, Dr. Goldberg and Ms. Levenson were both in their late 60s and widowed after decades-long marriages.
—Anna Grace Lee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Recently widowed, Lale finds the courage to tell the world his story.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The Japanese native was recently widowed (her husband had been a chemist at Harvard and Carnegie-Mellon universities) and needed to support her three children, Takeo being the middle child at age 3.
—Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Loss and recovery are also the emotional poles that Ausubel’s main characters—the scientist, recently widowed, and her two teenage daughters—move between.
—Regina Marler, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Around the same time, Kazmi’s mother-in-law, recently widowed, was moving in with her from Pakistan.
—Monica Williams, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, Sanskrit vidhavā, Latin -videre to separate
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widow. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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