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
The wife of former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker has filed for divorce and accuses him in a request for a restraining order of pulling money without notice from their joint funds, including $1.5 million to pay his legal expenses.
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Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
An unmarried single mother, Marta, who is deemed to have brought shame on her family, has been promised to an older farmer as his wife.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024
Happy 23rd wedding anniversary to Ja Rule & wife Aisha Atkins!
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 Apr. 2024
William, who is working solo while his wife Kate Middleton is undergoing treatment for cancer, began the morning with a visit to celebrate the work of Low Carbon Materials, a finalist for his environmental Earthshot Prize.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Apr. 2024
Survivors include his wife, Nancy; sister Jane; daughters Lori and Tracy; sons Stephen and Michael; and grandchildren Sascha, Addison, Benjamin, Henry, Liliana, Jonathan, Justin, Jayden, Jackie, Gabrielle, Rachel, Susie, Joseph and Seth.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024
And then his wife came back from the window where she’d been settled, watching the pine.
—Cynan Jones, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide Elon Musk—because no one is safe from AI deepfakes.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
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.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
An unmarried single mother, Marta, who is deemed to have brought shame on her family, has been promised to an older farmer as his wife.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024
Happy 23rd wedding anniversary to Ja Rule & wife Aisha Atkins!
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 Apr. 2024
William, who is working solo while his wife Kate Middleton is undergoing treatment for cancer, began the morning with a visit to celebrate the work of Low Carbon Materials, a finalist for his environmental Earthshot Prize.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Apr. 2024
Survivors include his wife, Nancy; sister Jane; daughters Lori and Tracy; sons Stephen and Michael; and grandchildren Sascha, Addison, Benjamin, Henry, Liliana, Jonathan, Justin, Jayden, Jackie, Gabrielle, Rachel, Susie, Joseph and Seth.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024
And then his wife came back from the window where she’d been settled, watching the pine.
—Cynan Jones, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide Elon Musk—because no one is safe from AI deepfakes.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
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.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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