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Meanings of become a widow in English

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Usage of become a widow in English
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No sooner had she become a widow than she purified her salons.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 1
2
Madame de Cheverny, become a widow, had retired to the Incurables.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
3
I cannot even look to become a widow, for he will never die.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
4
Not enough to put on mourning, if Mrs. Lincoln should become a widow.
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
5
She is become a widow, that was great among the nations!
A Trip Abroad / An Account of a Journey to the Earthly Canaan an...
6
Mrs. Woodward had seen her uncle but once since she had become a widow.
The Three Clerks
7
Even when they forced me to wed another, and after I had become a widow.
Joshua — Volume 4
8
Before you commit such sacrilege, either I shall become a widow, or Hemangini shall die.
The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
9
I read in the newspapers that she has become a widow; you may marry her yet.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
10
Bertha, having become a widow, would be implacable.
The Mystery of Orcival
11
He didn't want me to become a widow or spend my life caring for a cripple.
Man in the Middle
12
She helped raise her three younger brothers, having become a widow after a marriage of a few hours.
The new yorker
13
How is she become a widow?
The God of Love
14
She thought it was too dangerous, and she said she had no pressing desire to become a widow yet.
Bittersweet
15
The tame one has become a widow, and goes about with an end of black worsted thread round her leg.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2
16
If you become a widow, you become a mentor to the younger women and you would get status, added Ranstorp.
Reuters
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