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helpmate, helpmeet, lady, little woman, madam, missus (or missis), Mrs., old lady, wifey, woman [chiefly dialect]
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Trump responded to the campaign announcement by bringing up the episode for which Sanford is best known: the press conference in which the then-governor declared his love for a woman other than his then-wife. — The Editors, National Review, "Let Republican Voters Choose," 12 Sep. 2019 Hasuike and his wife saw their shot at freedom in 2002, when North Korea allowed them to return to Japan for a week-long family visit. — Washington Post, "Kidnapped by North Korea in 1978, this Japanese man is telling his tale," 12 Sep. 2019 Williams went upstairs, grabbed his briefcase, called his wife and got on the train that would take him to Jersey City. — Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll countians, as young as 9, remember those killed in 9/11 when ‘the world just flipped upside down’," 11 Sep. 2019 But when a partial roof collapse at another section of the strip mall led the city's Office of Construction Review to kick out all store owners on July 26, Sandman and his wife were left with nothing. — Benjamin Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "'Not hearing anything': Stores at St. Matthews strip mall left in dark after roof collapse," 11 Sep. 2019 The severity of the injuries was not immediately known, but one man who was able to call his wife said he'd been stabbed five times, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. — Fox News, "Florida hospital reports 'multiple stabbing victims,' Tallahassee cops say suspect in custody," 11 Sep. 2019 Stewart’s wife Christy Stewart released a statement Wednesday morning revealing the longtime voice of various Crimson Tide sports was dealing with an infection related to his recovery. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, "Alabama broadcaster Chris Stewart back in hospital after post-surgery setback," 11 Sep. 2019 Phelps wrote in a caption accompanying a photo of wife Nicole holding young Maverick, surrounded by Phelps and the couple’s other two sons, Beckett Richard, 18 months, and Boomer Robert, 3. — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "Michael Phelps welcomes his third son," 11 Sep. 2019 Such was the case when Martin Lawrence and his ex-wife Shamicka came together to send their daughter Iyanna off to her first semester of college. — Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Martin Lawrence's Daughter Iyanna Is Officially A College Student," 11 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wife.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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