How to Use wife in a Sentence

wife

noun
  • We met him and his wife.
  • Has your wife seen the episodes yet?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
  • My wife used to check on her once a day.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • His wife was about to give birth to their third child.
    — Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • How did the pirate call his wife?
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Benson has a wife and three kids.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Never said a thing about your wife.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • So who is Shohei Ohtani’s wife?
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Their wives and female guests were not.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Hansen and his wife have three children.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
  • My wife thinks this is scandalous.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Greenspan is survived by his wife.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • He also bad-mouths my son’s wife.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
  • He is survived by his wife and young son.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Glover and his wife have four children.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Leno shares three daughters with his wife.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So, who is Matt Lauer's ex-wife?
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Still, his wife wasn’t convinced.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When asked if his wife was alive, the caller said no.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The judge was injured on his arm, his wife on her hip.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • When the husband-and-wife duo spoke to E!
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • So, who is David Del Rio's wife?
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • If your wife is a picky eater, why make lobster bisque in the first place?
    — William Earl, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Roy Hunter and his wife, who may have been teachers.
    — Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
  • Cam left behind a wife and three sons, Tony said.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The pain for Kesse, his wife and son never leaves.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
  • But those mistakes are between me and my wife.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • During one walk my wife saved a turtle.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Gore is survived by his wife and three children.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • My wife is like, 'Don't look at them like that, Alec!
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026

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