How to Use spouse in a Sentence

spouse

noun
  • Blame your kids, or your spouse.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And that doesn’t just go for my spouse.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • My spouse slept in the same bed with me again last night.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • That was just a mom who loved her kids, loved her spouse.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Most members have a spouse or kids at home.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Make eye contact with your spouse.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The caller may know your spouse's name.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Even their spouses looked like strangers to them.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • Her spouse is 37 and has not worked for 2½ years.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Mavis is far more than the spouse of a TV icon.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Sorry, but that is no way to ever speak to your spouse.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Most had brought their spouse and were making a weekend of it.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Holcomb had lost her spouse, and Hansen had just lost her job.
    — Jenna Thompson april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • After a spouse dies, that profile can change fast.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Your spouse, children and neighbor will take the mic.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Be vocal with your spouse or partner.
    — Melissa Showers, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
  • To see my children, first of all, so in love with their spouses.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Her wife is forced to decide whether to support her spouse or walk away.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The ex-spouses share three young children.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Would my spouse need income replaced?
    — Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Own a $1 million condo and your spouse dies?
    — Greg Raiff, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • Just make sure the account is in your name, your spouse’s name, or jointly owned.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That is exactly what the right spouse and partner will do for your life.
    — ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • Some have divorced their spouses.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Their goal is to make the surviving spouse panic and pay fast.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Some states don't allow spouses to receive pay for care work.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Because people who only hang out with their spouse are weird.
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • James was separated from her spouse at the time.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • If a spouse dies, that exclusion drops in half two years after death.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Should catching your spouse in bed with the neighbor take the fun out of swinging?
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026

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