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
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
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The woman on the other line getting a reading was my friend, Norris Church Mailer — wife of literary lion, Norman Mailer — calling in from Provincetown, Mass.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Watch Ansari break down in tears over his wife in the video at the top of this post.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
The woman on the other line getting a reading was my friend, Norris Church Mailer — wife of literary lion, Norman Mailer — calling in from Provincetown, Mass.
—Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
He is survived by his wife, Lynda, two children — Sarah and Michael — and two grandchildren.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wife
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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