- plural of wife.
wives
Americannoun
noun
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Our hearts go out to the wives, even when their actions don’t deserve it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Both of them have latterly turned to personal projects, working with their wives -- film editor Tricia Cooke and actress Frances McDormand -- on movies such as "Honey Don't" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
"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
Top officials don’t lean on their wives for fear of showing any signs of frailty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Oh! I was demented, dreaming of wild, impossible things, recalling men who had set their wives free, we have heard of such things.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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