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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Many of the accused were widows, including Mary Becket, who had received aid for more than a decade before she was pressured into a confession and imprisoned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Daniel had watched friends’ widows get pushed into selling their homes because the kids wanted their share, and he didn’t want that for me.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
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
Thousands of grieving families wondered about the afterlife as war churned wives into widows and children into orphans.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
