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Meanings of widow in English
Usage of widow in English
1
Good;-Itis more than good; it is very generous; said the widow.
2
He couldn't help remembering the home of another widow he'd recently visited.
3
The Health and Disability Commissioner received a complaint from the man's widow.
4
The American widow and her family did not want their names revealed.
5
Later, she would ask him about what happened with his brother's widow.
6
Couture, the widow of a commissary-general in the service of the Republic.
7
The husband thinks of taking another wife; the widow meditates second nuptials.
8
The widow and the orphan invest their little fortunes in our hands.
9
We must go together to the widow; you must play the philanthropist.
10
But the widow waited not for the general prompting of their looks.
11
The widow caught the limp form and eased it to the earth.
12
The widow loaded the guns while Tamas sat quietly in an armchair.
13
His widow, Ellen, has been an advocate of legislation for aviation safety.
14
He would feel like the despoiler of the widow and the orphan.
15
The widow and her lovers were still away; so was Father Leonard.
16
The clerk is a matron, and the proprietress a widow in half-mourning.
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Widow across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common
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