spouse
noun
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
spouseless
-
a word derived from
spouse.
Example Sentences
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Even the spouseless and child-free have been craving more space.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2020
Across his path the spouseless Lady cast Her shadow, and the man that thing became.
From Poems — Volume 3 by George Meredith
“Single, and spouseless liv'd he; long a mate “Press'd not his couch.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard
"The spouseless Adriatic mourns her lord," Ay, and yet worse, Venetian souls grow rude.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
"Say," said Stephen, "sweetest sigher; Say, shall Stephen spouseless stay?"
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
