plural wives
ˈwīvz 
1
a
dialect
: woman
b
: a woman acting in a specified capacity
—used in combination
fishwife
2
: a female partner in a marriage
Synonyms
Examples of wife in a Sentence
We met him and his wife.
a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage
Recent Examples on the Web
Prices start at $300 Feb. 5, 2024 Zuniga joked with Olney that his wife, Keli, would be mad at him for bringing home yet another ball.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
But staffing a project with a neurodiverse team was a huge personal gamble taken by Ignacio and his wife, Isabel, to transform the stigmas around neurodivergence in the United States.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The Prince of Wales, 41, stepped out on April 18 for his first official duty since his wife, Kate Middleton, told the world of her cancer diagnosis.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The initial complaint from Boren and his wife, Lynn Arnone, who is also party to the lawsuit, alleged the Forest Service failed to conduct necessary reviews of the trail’s environmental impacts and violated the Environmental Protection Act, as well as the Sawtooth National Recreation Area’s rules.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
His wife, Kristyn Shattuck, was charged with maintaining a drug trafficking place.
—John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
In his first public comments since prosecutors on Monday charged him and his wife, LaQuetta, the city's superintendent of schools, with physically and verbally abusing their 16-year-old daughter and endangering her welfare, Small said he would not be distracted from his duties.
—Wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Since becoming a dad to twins in 2020, he’s joined the 5 a.m. club and takes turns doing kids’ drop-off with his wife—who also works at Farmer J in marketing.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 6 Apr. 2024
She’s been undermining him all along, hiding the truth that his wife is still alive, roaming London as a crazed beggar woman.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
But staffing a project with a neurodiverse team was a huge personal gamble taken by Ignacio and his wife, Isabel, to transform the stigmas around neurodivergence in the United States.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The Prince of Wales, 41, stepped out on April 18 for his first official duty since his wife, Kate Middleton, told the world of her cancer diagnosis.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The initial complaint from Boren and his wife, Lynn Arnone, who is also party to the lawsuit, alleged the Forest Service failed to conduct necessary reviews of the trail’s environmental impacts and violated the Environmental Protection Act, as well as the Sawtooth National Recreation Area’s rules.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
His wife, Kristyn Shattuck, was charged with maintaining a drug trafficking place.
—John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
In his first public comments since prosecutors on Monday charged him and his wife, LaQuetta, the city's superintendent of schools, with physically and verbally abusing their 16-year-old daughter and endangering her welfare, Small said he would not be distracted from his duties.
—Wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Since becoming a dad to twins in 2020, he’s joined the 5 a.m. club and takes turns doing kids’ drop-off with his wife—who also works at Farmer J in marketing.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 6 Apr. 2024
She’s been undermining him all along, hiding the truth that his wife is still alive, roaming London as a crazed beggar woman.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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