husbands 1 of 2

plural of husband

husbands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of husband

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of husbands
Noun
The Princess of Wales, 43, and the Jordanian princess, 31, met earlier this week with their husbands, and a new video shared to Instagram showed their greeting. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 The husbands wouldn't allow their wives to sell the coffee at all. Fatma Tanis, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025 Women are statistically more likely to outlive their husbands. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 First Wives Club starred Keaton, Midler and Hawn as divorcées seeking revenge against their ex-husbands who left them for younger women. Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 We’re stealing jobs and husbands. Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 An effort by Coronado Navy wives to bring back their prisoner of war husbands from Vietnam is solidified with the creation of the National League of POW/MIA Families. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025 Both Queen Letizia and Queen Mathilde were joined by their husbands for Tuesday’s event. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for husbands
Noun
  • Performances were dedicated to parents, siblings, co-stars, spouses and children.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • She is survived by five children and their spouses, eleven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Blowing a whistle, instead of yelling, also conserves energy.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The resort runs on 100% green power, has reduced its carbon footprint by 46%, and conserves millions of liters of water annually through advanced recycling and reduction measures.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Husbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husbands. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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