husband
noun
a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
husbands
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pluralof husband.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof husband (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
husbandnouna married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
Example Sentences
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"About 60% of husbands and wives in the sample said they exercised, but only about a third exercised together," Yorgason said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"I think men need to come into the conversation as well, and I'm not just talking husbands and partners, I'm talking sons," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“There are a lot of women whose husbands are not going to work today.”
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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
We wander to the dance stages, filled with pairs: husbands and wives, fathers and daughters, siblings, friends.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
