widow
noun
a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
widows
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pluralof widow.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The annual event was initiated in 2012 by the then-governor when 100 couples - primarily widows and divorcees - wed at the palace.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Life can get complicated, and widows and widowers can find love again.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ambrositsch, for example, is proud that her heuriger brings together "19-year-old hipsters and 91-year-old widows" at the same table.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Yet many of these widows, daughters, and other female successors were also savvy political operators, leaving behind genuine legislative legacies or winning office in their own right.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
If there were such cruelness in the world, then it might indeed be true that Sass had taken me to this place of widows just to get rid of me.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
