- plural of wife.
wives
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Both have beautiful wives with impressive careers of their own.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Those merry wives aren’t actually all that merry about the state of their marriages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I realized a lot of wives were wishing their husbands were there and they weren’t,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Oguntoyes have some physical differences, being fraternal twins, but their wives are identical.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“I’ll try to borrow one from one of the young ‘O’ Club wives.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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