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
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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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In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Hyde and his wife, Amanda, would jet Ciffa to their home near San Diego to cut Micah’s and their young son’s hair.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
With his first wife, Pierrette Lalanne, Le Pen had three daughters: Marine, Yann and Marie-Caroline.
—Ania Nussbaum and Angelina Rascouet Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The Flip Off pits Haack and Hall against Tarek and his new wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, for what was supposed to be a light-hearted competition series prior to her split from Hall.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Hyde and his wife, Amanda, would jet Ciffa to their home near San Diego to cut Micah’s and their young son’s hair.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
With his first wife, Pierrette Lalanne, Le Pen had three daughters: Marine, Yann and Marie-Caroline.
—Ania Nussbaum and Angelina Rascouet Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The Flip Off pits Haack and Hall against Tarek and his new wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, for what was supposed to be a light-hearted competition series prior to her split from Hall.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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