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widower

noun

Definition of widower

as in husband

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Recent Examples of widower Published in 2019 by Celadon Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, The Whisper Man follows widower Tom Kennedy, who moves his young son to a new town after his wife’s sudden death. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 And for anyone who dates a widow or widower, Kloots explained that reality needs to be understood from the start. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 That changed the trajectory for Soulm8te, a spinoff set in the M3GAN universe starring Lily Sullivan as Sara, an AI-powered companion for a grieving widower, David, played by David Rysdahl. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Transformers One, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Pathetic Fallacy follows a young widower to a new-age mountain town in search of cosmic answers and a chance to heal. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for widower

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Noun

The husband-and-wife duo brought the brand to life while on a quest to create a gin that was gentler on Jenkins’s vocal cords than a traditional spirit, which can affect the voice over time.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
The trailer also teases Fielder getting some FaceTime with Holmes’s husband, Billy Evans, who appears to have an unshakable belief in his wife.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of husband

Noun

But my first and most valued reader is always my spouse, Sarah Urist Green.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of spouse

Noun

And then there’s my father’s brother and somebody else, a business partner.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Waltz said the administration wants to hear directly from its Gulf partners about their concerns, describing the collective meeting as an important diplomatic opportunity.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

The singer, who just announced a deluxe edition of her 2025 album The Life of the Showgirl, revealed that one bonus track has a meaningful tie to her hubby.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026
Cruise noted that Swift doesn’t just show up to root for her hubby.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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