How to Use wife in a Sentence

wife

noun
  • We met him and his wife.
  • Barnier called his wife, Chris, from the car to tell her.
    Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2022
  • And of course his wife, Kathy — Kyle’s sister — did the same.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Then the best friend becomes the king’s wife and thereby the queen.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
  • Deel lives with his wife and twin sons in Rochester Hills.
    Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
  • But Briscoe and his wife, Marie Gaffney, failed to show up in court.
    Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Adam Brody had a date night out with wife Leighton Meester.
    Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Wolf had a wife and a daughter born less than a year ago.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Dear Annie: My wife and I get along well for the most part, but not all the time.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 20 July 2022
  • If your wife is a picky eater, why make lobster bisque in the first place?
    William Earl, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
  • One day, when Rudolf’s wife was out, Io showed up at his house.
    Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Miller and his wife first joined protests for the statue’s removal in the summer of 2020.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Imagine having a wife and child who have to go through the same thing.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • If the plane goes down, my wife can at least bury the right dude in the family plot.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The Zips' new head coach brought along more than just his wife and three children.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Everything was great, and my wife and the boy bonded at the time.
    Annie Lane, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
  • His plan was to spend three days with his wife and three kids for Christmas.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Then, with some prodding from his wife, a switch flipped.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Recently, my wife and I have been heading up to the lake to walk the beach and swim a bit.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 July 2022
  • Noyes is 30 with a wife and three children, and by far the oldest player on the Utes.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Schenck’s wife of more than 50 years, Virginia, passed last year.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for libel and Heard counter-sued.
    CBS News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Anstead has son Archie, 16, and daughter Amelie, 19, with his ex-wife Louise.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Steven Brandt and his wife, Albiona, bought a new condo in the South Loop last year.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The strike also killed Abu Hatab’s wife, two of his sons and four of his daughters, Bashir said.
    Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Propst’s wife, Stefnie, was also on the sideline during the game.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Jean, and sons Vincent and David.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • The wife of Lulu’s guy leaves him for a former student of hers.
    Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Jennifer Holland, who plays Harcourt, is the wife of none other than James Gunn, by the way.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • In multiple photos shared by Page Six, the 50-year-old retired soccer player could be seen embracing his wife of 26 years with his hand resting in a rather cheeky location.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2025

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