- plural of wife.
wives
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Rescue efforts were launched after the wives of both men called the authorities, having not heard from them for hours.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Prove your skills by playing today’s quiz, with questions about King Henry VIII’s wives, U.S. vice presidents, the French Revolution, and more.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
The ingredients—lumpen husbands; wives that look like overripe supermodels; enough Spandex for Christo to have wrapped the Cooperstown Hall of Fame—are all predictably and obviously engineered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Even before #MomTok was a known entity, the wives lived in luxurious homes.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Table by table, the circle of belief widened from friends to acquaintances, from acquaintances to strangers, until it included many prominent Rochester businessmen, doctors, ministers, wives, and children … soon reaching the famous Frederick Douglass.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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